Introduction To Facet Theory

Description: Using detailed examples, the authors introduce readers to the use of facet theory as a method for integrating content design with data analysis. They show how facet theory provides a strategy for conceptualizing a study, for formulating the study's variables in terms of its purposes, for systematic sampling of the variables and for formulating hypotheses. The first part of the book introduces mapping with specific emphasis on mapping sentences. Part Two explores procedures for processing multivariate data. In conclusion there is a discussion of the nature of scientific enquiry and the difference between research questions and observational questions. Table of Contents: Facet Theory: A Strategy for Scientific Theory Building PART ONE: FACET DESIGN: THE SHAPING OF RESEARCH CONTENTS Mappings and Assignments Range Facet An Image of Reality Formalization of Research Content Design Domain Facets Definitions and Hypotheses The Mapping Sentence PART TWO: INTRINSIC DATA ANALYSIS: THE STRAIGHT WAY TO HANDLE MULTIVARIATE DATA Behavioral Theories Picturing Concepts by Faceted SSA Behavioral Measurement Multiple Scaling by POSAC/LSA