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The politics of statistics: Variations on a theme
Kevin D. Haggerty,Margo Anderson,Stephen E. Fienberg,Joel Best,Alain Desrosières,Danny Dorling,Stephen Simpson +6 more
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In this paper, A. rapelle que cet outil d'analyse est avant tout un instrument de comprehension sociale, and souligne l'importance de l'enseignement de cette discipline.Abstract:
Dans cet article, l'A. fait part de ses reflexions concernant l'utilisation de la statistique par les sciences politiques. En confrontant les statistiques dans un contexte politique aux politiques administratives, a la gouvernance et a l'identite des individus, l'A. rapelle que cet outil d'analyse est avant tout un instrument de comprehension sociale, et souligne l'importance de l'enseignement de cette disciplineread more
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