{"product_id":"fuzzy-set-theory-applications-in-the-social-sciences-9780761929864","title":"Fuzzy Set Theory: Applications in the Social Sciences","description":"Fuzzy set theory deals with sets or categories whose boundaries are blurry or, in other words, fuzzy. This book presents an accessible introduction to fuzzy set theory, focusing on its applicability to the social sciences.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eUnlike most books on this topic, \u003cb\u003eFuzzy Set Theory: Applications in the Social Sciences\u003c\/b\u003e provides a systematic, yet practical guide for researchers wishing to combine fuzzy set theory with standard statistical techniques and model-testing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Smithson, Jay Verkuilen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.88w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761929864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmithson, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Smithson is a Professor in the Research School of Psychology at The Australian National University in Canberra, and received his PhD from the University of Oregon. He is the author of Confidence Intervals (2003), Statistics with Confidence (2000), Ignorance and Uncertainty (1989), and Fuzzy Set Analysis for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (1987), co-author of Fuzzy Set Theory: Applications in the Social Sciences (2006) and Generalized Linear Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables (2014), and co-editor of Uncertainty and Risk: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (2008) and Resolving Social Dilemmas: Dynamic, Structural, and Intergroup Aspects (1999). His other publications include more than 170 refereed journal articles and book chapters. His primary research interests are in judgment and decision making under ignorance and uncertainty, statistical methods for the social sciences, and applications of fuzzy set theory to the social sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerkuilen, Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Verkuilen\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is an associate professor of educational psychology at the City University of New York Graduate Center. His methodological research work is primarily in the area of psychometrics and statistics. His empirical work focuses on measurement in education and clinical psychology, and statistical analysis of rehabilitation medicine, particularly in the area of aphasia. He is the author of several publications regarding fuzzy set theory in behavioral science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40121837322355,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7e7808ac-458c-46ed-aece-f23000b2d427.jpg?v=1653748839","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/fuzzy-set-theory-applications-in-the-social-sciences-9780761929864","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}