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Information Theory
Structural Models for Qualitative Data

Volume: 62
November 1986 | 96 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Krippendorff introduces social scientists to information theory and explains its application for structural modeling. He discusses key topics such as: how to confirm an information theory model; its use in exploratory research; and how it compares with other approaches such as network analysis, path analysis, chi square and analysis of variance.

Information Theory simplifies and clarifies a complex but powerful statistical method for analysing multivariate qualitative data. It will serve both as a textbook and as a sourcebook for researchers in communication theory, information theory and systems theory.

 
Qualitative Data
 
Selective Information
 
Entropy, Diversity, Variety
 
Shannon's Theory of Communication
 
Comparisons of Qualitative Variates
 
Structural Models
 
Models With and Without Loops
 
Information in Models and in Data
 
Structural Zeros
 
Degrees of Freedom
 
The Significance of Information Quantities
 
Maximum Entropy Computations
 
Confirmation
 
Exploration
 
Comparisons with Alternative Approaches

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