Trust in Numbers

A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantificationWhat accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be a

O lucrare fundamentala asupra studiilor istorice si sociale ale cuantificarii Ce conteaza prestigiul metodelor cantitative? Raspunsul obisnuit este ca cuantificarea este de dorit in investigatia sociala ca urmare a succeselor sale in stiinta.