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In: SAGE benchmarks in social research methods
Measurement is the cornerstone of science. With the literature on social measurement, this collection provides a resource for researchers and libraries. It brings together over 60 key articles from the fields of sociology, economics, psychology psychometrics, political science, and management science
In: Texts in statistical science series
In: Kendall's library of statistics 7
In: Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics
In: Applied probability and statistics
In: Penguin education
In: Penguin modern management readings
In: Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics
In: Pelican books
In: Structural equation modeling: a multidisciplinary journal, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 665-666
ISSN: 1532-8007
Whether the prevalence of lawfulness in contemporary societies is indicative of the freedom of choice is investigated. After introducing the "geometric law of waiting time" to describe the probabilities of coin tosses, it is contended that lawfulness appears to emerge from chance rather than external laws. Although the complete removal of unpredictability from scenarios involving human choice would eliminate the possibility of free choice, it is asserted that such a situation has not been achieved. Additional accounts for variation in human choice scenarios offered by random choice & chaos theories are discussed. Noting the limitations of statistical analysis, three possible conclusions concerning the existence of free choice are presented: (1) Human choice is completely deterministic. (2) Choices are partially determined & partially the product of random events in the brain. (3) Autonomous individuals make choices. 3 Tables, 3 References. J. W. Parker
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 90, Heft 6, S. 1339-1341
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: American political science review, Band 76, Heft 2, S. 474
ISSN: 1537-5943