| Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction to Classification Techniques Contributor(s): Bailey, Kenneth D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803952597 ISBN-13: 9780803952591 Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc OUR PRICE: $39.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: How do we group different subjects on a variety of variables? Should we use a classification procedure in which only the concepts are classified (typology), one in which only empirical entities are classified (taxonomy), or some combination of both? In this clearly written book, Bailey addresses these questions and shows how classification methods can be used to improve research. Beginning with an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of classification procedures including those typologies that can be constructed without the use of a computer, the book covers such topics as clustering procedures (including agglomerative and divisive methods), the relationship among various classification techniques (including the relationship of monothetic, qualitative typologies to polythetic, quantitative taxonomies), a comparison of clustering methods and how these methods compare with related statistical techniques such as factor analysis, multidimensional scaling and systems analysis, and lists classification resources. This volume also discusses software packages for use in clustering techniques. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Methodology - Reference | Research - Social Science | Research |
| Dewey: 300.12 |
| LCCN: 94007960 |
| Series: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.58" W x 8.54" (0.31 lbs) 96 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How do we group different subjects on a variety of variables? Should we use a classification procedure in which only the concepts are classified (typology), one in which only empirical entities are classified (taxonomy), or a combination of both? Kenneth D Bailey addresses these questions and shows how classification methods can be used to improve research. Beginning with an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of classification procedures, the book covers topics such as: clustering procedures including agglomerative and divisive methods; the relationship among various classification techniques; how clustering methods compare with related statistical techniques; classification resources; and software packages fo |
Contributor Bio(s): Bailey, Kenneth D.: - Subfield Research methods, theory, demography and ecology. Selected Publications Methods of Social Research. Fourth Edition. 1994. Sociology and the New Systems Theory. 1994. "Structure, Structuration, and Autopoiesis." Current Perspectives in Social Theory, 1998. "Systems Theory" in Jonathan Turner (ed.), Handbook of Sociological Theory, 2001. |