From the Facts in Society to Socio-Economic Data

Othmar W. Winkler
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Othmar W. Winkler: Georgetown University, The McDonough School of Business

Chapter Chapter 2 in Interpreting Economic and Social Data, 2009, pp 19-33 from Springer

Abstract: The intent of this chapter is to clarify the nature of socio-economic statistical data, and the role statistics is playing in capturing socio-economic phenomena. This role has been seldom discussed but is a fundamental issue concerning the nature of socio-economic statistical data,1 and the manner in which they convey socio-economic reality. The following discourse may strike some readers as unnecessary, perhaps as not even belonging to statistics. Yet, a good understanding of this preliminary phase should provide the user of statistical data with an understanding of the data-creation process as an important first step of interpretation.

Keywords: Business Firm; Science Phenomenon; Economic Phenomenon; Physical Substance; Retail Establishment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-68721-4_2

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