Philosophical Foundations of Quantitative Research Methodology
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Philosophical Foundations of Quantitative Research Methodology

Philosophical Foundations of Quantitative Research Methodology


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This book is a crystallization of author Chong Ho Yu's contemplation on the meaning of quantitative methods from the perspectives of history and the philosophy of science. Emphasizing the importance of a data analyst 'always knowing where the numbers come from,' Yu broadens the search to include a gamut of questions exploring the foundations of quantitative research. These questions include: How did the Fisherian and Pearsonian frameworks originate? Is quantitative methodology based upon logical positivism? How could statisticians synthesize abductive, deductive, and inductive methods while they are substantively different in their logics? How could researchers make a causal inference while a strong correlation does not necessarily entail a causal structure? This informative book is written for readers with an intermediate knowledge of statistics and philosophy.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Philosophy of the Fisherian and Pearsonian Schools Chapter 3 2. Misconceived Links Between Positivism and Quantitative Research Chapter 4 3. Logics of Abduction, Deduction, and Induction Chapter 5 4. Philosophy of Mathematics and Quantitative Research Chapter 6 5. Philosophical Issues of Factor Analysis Chapter 7 6. Causal Inferences and Duhem-Quine Thesis Chapter 8 7. Causal Markov Condition, Faithfulness Assumption, and Virtual Intervention Chapter 9 8. Statistical God of the Gaps? Chapter 10 References Chapter 11 Index

About the Author :
Chong Ho Yu, Ph.D. is the Director of Testing, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research for Arizona State University's Digital Media Instructional Technology Department. He earned a Master's in Human Relations and a Master's in Education from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Arizona State University, where he is also pursuing a Ph.D. in Philosophy. He is the author of several books, book chapters, and numerous journal articles.


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  • ISBN-13: 9780761834298
  • Publisher: University Press of America
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of America
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 184
  • Spine Width: 14 mm
  • Width: 163 mm
  • ISBN-10: 076183429X
  • Publisher Date: 26 Apr 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 277 gr


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