Quantitative Methods in the Humanities e-bog
322,59 DKK
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This timely and lucid guide is intended for students and scholars working on all historical periods and topics in the humanities and social sciences--especially for those who do not think of themselves as experts in quantification, "e;big data,"e; or "e;digital humanities."e;The authors reveal quantification to be a powerful and versatile tool, applicable to a myriad of material...
E-bog
322,59 DKK
Forlag
University of Virginia Press
Udgivet
13 marts 2019
Længde
188 sider
Genrer
Research methods: general
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780813942704
This timely and lucid guide is intended for students and scholars working on all historical periods and topics in the humanities and social sciences--especially for those who do not think of themselves as experts in quantification, "e;big data,"e; or "e;digital humanities."e;The authors reveal quantification to be a powerful and versatile tool, applicable to a myriad of materials from the past. Their book, accessible to complete beginners, offers detailed advice and practical tips on how to build a dataset from historical sources and how to categorize it according to specific research questions. Drawing on examples from works in social, political, economic, and cultural history, the book guides readers through a wide range of methods, including sampling, cross-tabulations, statistical tests, regression, factor analysis, network analysis, sequence analysis, event history analysis, geographical information systems, text analysis, and visualization. The requirements, advantages, and pitfalls of these techniques are presented in layperson's terms, avoiding mathematical terminology.Conceived primarily for historians, the book will prove invaluable to other humanists, as well as to social scientists looking for a nontechnical introduction to quantitative methods. Covering the most recent techniques, in addition to others not often enough discussed, the book will also have much to offer to the most seasoned practitioners of quantification.