Unobtrusive measures; nonreactive research in the social sciences Eugene J Webb

By: Series: Rand McNally sociology seriesPublication details: Chicago, Rand McNally 1966Description: xii, 225 pages 22 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • H62 .W38
Contents:
1. Approximations to Knowledge 1 -- Operationism and Multiple Operations 3 -- Interpretable Comparisons and Plausible Rival Hypotheses 5 -- Internal and External Validity 10 -- Sources of Invalidity of Measures 12 -- An Interlude: The Measurement of Outcroppings 26 -- The Access to Content 28 -- Operating Ease and Validity Checks 31 -- 2. Physical Traces: Erosion and Accretion 35 -- Natural Erosion Measures 37 -- Natural Accretion Measures 39 -- Controlled Erosion Measures 43 -- Controlled Accretion Measures 44 -- Transforming the Data: Corrections and Index Numbers 46 -- An Over-All Evaluation of Physical Evidence Data 49 -- 3. Archives I: The Running Record 53 -- Actuarial Records 57 -- Political and Judicial Records 65 -- Other Government Records 72 -- The Mass Media 75 -- Data Transformations and Indices of the Running Record 81 -- Over-All Evaluation of Running Records 83 -- 4. Archives II: The Episodic and Private Record 89 -- Sales Records 91 -- Industrial and Institutional Records 99 -- Written Documents 105 -- 5. Simple Observation 113 -- Exterior Physical Signs 116 -- Expressive Movement 120 -- Physical Location 124 -- Observation of Language Behavior: Conversation Sampling 128 -- Time Duration 134 -- Time Sampling and Observation 136 -- Over-All Comments on Simple Observation 138 -- 6. Contrived Observation: Hidden Hardware and Control 143 -- Hardware: Avoiding Human Instrument Error 143 -- Hardware: Physical Supplanting of the Observer 150 -- The Intervening Observer 156 -- Entrapment 164 -- Petitions and Volunteering 166 -- An Over-All Appraisal of Hidden Hardware and Control 169 -- 7. A Final Note 173 -- 8. A Statistician on Method 185 -- 9. Cardinal Newman's Epitaph 187.
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1. Approximations to Knowledge 1 --
Operationism and Multiple Operations 3 --
Interpretable Comparisons and Plausible Rival Hypotheses 5 --
Internal and External Validity 10 --
Sources of Invalidity of Measures 12 --
An Interlude: The Measurement of Outcroppings 26 --
The Access to Content 28 --
Operating Ease and Validity Checks 31 --
2. Physical Traces: Erosion and Accretion 35 --
Natural Erosion Measures 37 --
Natural Accretion Measures 39 --
Controlled Erosion Measures 43 --
Controlled Accretion Measures 44 --
Transforming the Data: Corrections and Index Numbers 46 --
An Over-All Evaluation of Physical Evidence Data 49 --
3. Archives I: The Running Record 53 --
Actuarial Records 57 --
Political and Judicial Records 65 --
Other Government Records 72 --
The Mass Media 75 --
Data Transformations and Indices of the Running Record 81 --
Over-All Evaluation of Running Records 83 --
4. Archives II: The Episodic and Private Record 89 --
Sales Records 91 --
Industrial and Institutional Records 99 --
Written Documents 105 --
5. Simple Observation 113 --
Exterior Physical Signs 116 --
Expressive Movement 120 --
Physical Location 124 --
Observation of Language Behavior: Conversation Sampling 128 --
Time Duration 134 --
Time Sampling and Observation 136 --
Over-All Comments on Simple Observation 138 --
6. Contrived Observation: Hidden Hardware and Control 143 --
Hardware: Avoiding Human Instrument Error 143 --
Hardware: Physical Supplanting of the Observer 150 --
The Intervening Observer 156 --
Entrapment 164 --
Petitions and Volunteering 166 --
An Over-All Appraisal of Hidden Hardware and Control 169 --
7. A Final Note 173 --
8. A Statistician on Method 185 --
9. Cardinal Newman's Epitaph 187.

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