A Mathematical-Systems Approach To a Synthesis of Scientific Methodology

Donal E. Muir
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Donal E. Muir: Department of Sociology University of Alabama

Sociological Methods & Research, 1972, vol. 1, issue 1, 39-63

Abstract: Research methodology, in both the natural and social sciences, is conventionally presented as a set of separate techniques. Since instruments of science can, however, be treated as systems, representation by mathematical functions is generally feasible. A simplified notational system for systems representation is presented, then applied to the development of a unified systems concep tualization of basic research operations including: measurement, representation, simulation, theory construction, data searching, and h ypo thesis-testing.

Date: 1972
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