An Introduction to Models in the Social Sciences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780819183811)

What is a model? How do you construct one? What are some common models in the social sciences? How can models be applied in new situations? What makes a model good? Focusing on answers to these and related questions, this multidisciplinary introduction to model building in the social sciences formulates interesting problems that involve students in creative model building and the process of invention.

Author: Charles A. Lave, James G. March
ISBN-10: 0819183814
ISBN-13: 9780819183811
Publisher: University Press of America
Language: English
Published: 09/27/1993
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.96d