Optimal Analysis of Qualitative Data with Illustrations

Shizuhiko Nishisato (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

274 Seiten

2024 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-1297-5 (ISBN)

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This is an introductory book on how to optimally analyze non-quantitative data, based on the author's experiences over 60 years of research. The major message to the readers is that qualitative (non-quantitative) data are much more informative than quantitative data. This is good news for readers in applied areas of statistics such as those in the social sciences and marketing research, where qualitative data are everywhere. But how can one analyze qualitative data quantitatively and extract more information than from the sophisticated analysis of quantitative data? The key rests in illustrations of difficult topics in a way that anyone can understand. It is the author's wish soon the use of AI will open a gate for simple means for optimal analysis of qualitative data, as illustrated throughout the book.

Shizuhiko Nishisato graduated from Hokkaido University (BA, MA) in Japan, and obtained his PhD from the University of North Carolina, USA. His first position was at McGill University, Montreal, Canada in 1966. After that, he moved to the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the University of Toronto, Canada, to teach, where he also served as Chair of the Department of Measurement and Evaluation from 1971-1976. In 2000, he retired as Professor Emeritus. He served as the Editor of Psychometrika (1991-95), President of the Psychometric Society, and a Fellow of both the American Statistical Association and the Japanese Classification Society. His numerous awards include that of the Distinguished Alumnus from the Psychology Alumni Association of the University of North Carolina. His specialty is quantification theory, in particular "dual scaling". He published 9 books before his retirement and 9 books after retirement. In 2023, he published a Festschrift, entitled "Analysis of Categorical Data from Historical Perspectives: Essays in Honour of Shizuhiko Nishisato" (edited by Beh, Lombardo and Clavel).

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2024
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Datenbanken ► Data Warehouse / Data Mining
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
ISBN-10	1-0364-1297-0 / 1036412970
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-1297-5 / 9781036412975
Zustand	Neuware