Applying Quantitative Techniques to Quantitative History
Poverty and Federal Expenditures in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2745606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felix G Boni (University of Pittsburgh), M A Seligson (0000-0002-7202-9422, University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 105-110 |
| Publication date | 1973-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Research Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8791 • E-ISSN: 1542-4278 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0023879100020616 |
| OpenAlex | W4312399828 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
In recent years there has been an upsurge in what has come to be called "quantitative history." Despite the enthusiasm for this approach, however, some of its critics have validly claimed that its payoffs have all too often failed to live up to its promises of new and more accurate findings. Perhaps a central reason for this criticism is that although the quantitative historian may have been sufficiently thorough in collecting his data, he has often failed to apply to them the sensitive techniques of modern data analysis. Rather, he has continued to rely on more traditional methods of description such as means and percentages. As a result, quantitative works are often long on tables and short on analysis
Criticism · Economics · Enthusiasm · Political history · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Poverty · Quantitative analysis (chemistry) · Quantitative history · Chemistry · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · History and Politics in Latin America · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 1973 - 1978 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |