Typologies and Taxonomies: An Introduction to Classification Techniques

by Kenneth D. Bailey

Book Overview

How do we group different subjects on a variety of variables? Should we use a classification procedure in which only the concepts are classified (typology), one in which only empirical entities are classified (taxonomy), or a combination of both?

Kenneth D Bailey addresses these questions and shows how classification methods can be used to improve research. Beginning with an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of classification...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803952597
• ISBN13: 9780803952591
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"