Statistical Usage In Sociology

Sanford Labovitz
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Sanford Labovitz: Department of Sociology University of Calgary (Alberta)

Sociological Methods & Research, 1972, vol. 1, issue 1, 13-37

Abstract: Some common applications of statistics in sociological inquiry are critically analyzed under two "sacred cows": (1) the treatment of assumptions as inviolate, and (2) the use of statistics as ends in themselves. The first includes the usage of assumptions, measurement scales, and dichotomies; the second includes significance tests, complex techniques, fads, continuous data analysis, and intercorrelating all variables. It is argued that sociologists should be more willing to quantify and experiment with higher-order measurement . Finally, several tentative guidelines are given for more helpful statistical usage.

Date: 1972
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DOI: 10.1177/004912417200100102

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