tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post3380575372357500577..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: The Power of Q?Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-64408246169238062122008-04-20T21:26:00.000+01:002008-04-20T21:26:00.000+01:00To be fair to Robbins and Krueger, they don't fall...To be fair to Robbins and Krueger, they don't fall for the objective naivete of Stephenson, nor do they find it particularly desirable (being good poststructuralists). Their argument in simply that it has something to offer, which I think it does.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-38867956782825246292008-04-18T21:26:00.000+01:002008-04-18T21:26:00.000+01:00hm, never heard about the Q method, but sounds awf...hm, never heard about the Q method, but sounds awfully complicated. how is one to assess one's traits without the 'subjectivity' of the researcher? smells to me like another attempt to propose an 'objective' method in an 'imperfect' social context. but i really loved the reference to Q in Star Trek ;)thinkingdifferencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793349270097291638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-68201723446097011752008-04-17T17:03:00.000+01:002008-04-17T17:03:00.000+01:00When I think about it, I thank my lucky heavens I ...When I think about it, I thank my lucky heavens I never did Psychology at A Level. I hadn't a clue they were big into stats.<BR/><BR/>What worried me about the whole SPSS episode was after a while I found myself becoming genuinely interested in chi squares, Spearman's Rho and all that business. What does that say about me?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-40451429268899331752008-04-16T20:35:00.000+01:002008-04-16T20:35:00.000+01:00"traumatic experience with SPSS"we all have those!..."traumatic experience with SPSS"<BR/><BR/>we all have those!<BR/><BR/>i think you're right on the use of quantitative data - they have their uses but they cannot be used purely on their own without an understanding of where they come from.<BR/><BR/>that said i probably use them a little too often (I blame studying psychology for three years!)Leftwing Criminologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369810078697007763noreply@blogger.com