Editor-in-Chief:
Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.A.
Description
The
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement captures the data, techniques, theories, designs, applications, histories, and
implications of assigning numerical values to social phenomena. Responding to growing demands for transdisciplinary descriptions of quantitative
and qualitative techniques, measurement, sampling, and statistical methods, it will increase the proficiency of everyone who gathers
and analyzes data.
Covering all core social science disciplines, the 300+ articles of the
Encyclopedia of Social Measurement
not only present a comprehensive summary of observational frameworks and mathematical models, but also offer tools, background information,
qualitative methods, and guidelines for structuring the research process. Articles include examples and applications of research strategies
and techniques, highlighting multidisciplinary options for observing social phenomena. The alphabetical arrangement of the articles,
their glossaries and cross-references, and the volumes' detailed index will encourage exploration across the social sciences. Descriptions
of important data sets and case studies will help readers understand resources they can often instantly access.
Also available online
via ScienceDirect – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic
linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability
visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
Audience:
University, research, corporate, and government libraries worldwide; all levels of government interested in public policy analysis; industries
concerned with data in the the areas of benchmarking, competitive intelligence, data warehousing & data mining, directories, dictionaries/glossaries,
discussion groups, information services companies, internet, insurance, marketing, news sources, product development/product management,
publications/publishers, rating agencies, regulatory & legal, research, risk managment, technology & automation, trade & profesional
associations.
