Distances in Applied Social Sciences

Michel Marie Deza and Elena Deza
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Michel Marie Deza: Ecole Normale Supérieure
Elena Deza: Moscow State Pedagogical University

Chapter Chapter 28 in Encyclopedia of Distances, 2016, pp 629-682 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter we present selected distances used in real-world applications of Human Sciences. In this and the next chapter, the expression of distances ranges from numeric (say, in m) to ordinal (as a degree assigned according to some rule) and nominal.

Keywords: Social Distance; Cultural Distance; Distance Decay; Psychological Distance; Ponzo Illusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-52844-0_28

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