Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction to Classification Techniques

Bailey, Kenneth D.

ISBN 10: 0803952597 / ISBN 13: 9780803952591

Published by Sage Publications, 1994

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Synopsis:

How do we group different subjects on a variety of variables? Should we use a classification procedure in which only the concepts are classified (typology), one in which only empirical entities are classified (taxonomy), or some combination of both? In this clearly written book, Bailey addresses these questions and shows how classification methods can be used to improve research. Beginning with an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of classification procedures including those typologies that can be constructed without the use of a computer, the book covers such topics as clustering procedures (including agglomerative and divisive methods), the relationship among various classification techniques (including the relationship of monothetic, qualitative typologies to polythetic, quantitative taxonomies), a comparison of clustering methods and how these methods compare with related statistical techniques such as factor analysis, multidimensional scaling and systems analysis, and lists classification resources. This volume also discusses software packages for use in clustering techniques.

About the Author: Subfield

Research methods, theory, demography and ecology.
Selected Publications

Methods of Social Research. Fourth Edition. 1994.

Sociology and the New Systems Theory. 1994.

"Structure, Structuration, and Autopoiesis." Current Perspectives in Social Theory, 1998.

"Systems Theory" in Jonathan Turner (ed.), Handbook of Sociological Theory, 2001.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction ...
Publisher: Sage Publications
Publication Date: 1994
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket