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The Explanatory Power of Models

Bridging the Gap between Empirical and Theoretical Research in the Social Sciences
By:Robert Franck
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781402008672
eText ISBN:9781402046766
Edition:1
Copyright:2002
Format:Page Fidelity

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This book progressively works out a method of constructing models which can bridge the gap between empirical and theoretical research in the social sciences. It aims to improve the explanatory power of models. The issue is quite novel, and has benefited from a thorough examination of statistical and mathematical models, conceptual models, diagrams and maps, machines, computer simulations, and artificial neural networks.