{"product_id":"science-outside-the-laboratory-measurement-in-field-science-and-economics-9780199388288","title":"Science Outside the Laboratory: Measurement in Field Science and Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Marcel Boumans\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford Univ PR\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Economics - Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conduct of most of social science occurs outside the laboratory. Such studies in field science explore phenomena that cannot for practical, technical, or ethical reasons be explored under controlled conditions. These phenomena cannot be fully isolated from their environment or investigated by manipulation or intervention. Yet measurement, including rigorous or clinical measurement, does provide analysts with a sound basis for discerning what occurs under field conditions, and why. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eScience Outside the Laboratory\u003c\/em\u003e, Marcel Boumans explores the state of measurement theory, its reliability, and the role expert judgment plays in field investigations from the perspective of the philosophy of science. Its discussion of the problems of passive observation, the calculus of observation, the two-model problem, and model-based consensus uses illustrations drawn primarily from economics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in research and discussion, the volume clarifies the extent to which measurement provides valid information about objects and events in field sciences, but also has implications for measurement in the laboratory. Scholars in the fields of philosophy of science, social science, and economics will find \u003cem\u003eScience Outside the Laboratory \u003c\/em\u003ea compelling and informative read.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46507040211095,"sku":"9780199388288","price":11858.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780199388288.webp?v=1769197988","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/science-outside-the-laboratory-measurement-in-field-science-and-economics-9780199388288","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}