The Mutual Construction of Statistics and Society
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The Mutual Construction of Statistics and Society
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What we choose to count, what we choose not to count, who does the counting, and the categories and values we choose to apply when counting, matter. This volume addresses why and how students and scholars must become more aware of the power and the limitations of statistics.
What we choose to count, what we choose not to count, who does the counting, and the categories and values we choose to apply when counting, matter. This volume addresses why and how students and scholars must become more aware of the power and the limitations of statistics.
The Mutual Construction of Statistics and Society delves into these issues in detail, highlighting the importance of awareness in statistical practices.
Series: Routledge Advances in Research Methods
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780415873703
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 July 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 5 Tables, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white; 6 Illustrations, black and white
Contributors:
- Edited by Ann Rudinow Saetnan
- Edited by Heidi Mork Lomell
- Edited by Svein Hammer
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 740g
Pages: 300
About the Author
Ann Rudinow Satnan is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Svein Hammer is a Post-doc in the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Heidi Mork Lomell is Post-doctoral research fellow at the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo.
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