Voas, David (2014) Afterword: some reflections on numbers in the study of religion. Diskus, 16 (2). pp. 116-124.
Voas, David (2014) Afterword: some reflections on numbers in the study of religion. Diskus, 16 (2). pp. 116-124.
Voas, David (2014) Afterword: some reflections on numbers in the study of religion. Diskus, 16 (2). pp. 116-124.
Abstract
Religious adherence can and should be quantified, but there are serious problems of validity and reliability in measuring religion. Sometimes the problems themselves are informative about the nature of identity and its significance or insignificance. Understanding the difficulties with numbers helps us to understand religion itself.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Social and Economic Research |
| Depositing User: | Jim Jamieson |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2014 15:26 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2014 15:26 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/11651 |
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