Photography in Social Science Research

The Application of Fuzzy Logic in Social Science Research (A Fuzzy Analysis of Social Development in Tehran)

The present research aimed to study the application of Fuzzy logic in social science research. In this regard, based on two variables, Social Capital and Quality of Life, the degree of Tehran’s membership in the set of social development was studied using FSQCA software.This research was an applied and descriptive research methodologically; and extensive in quantitative...

Validity and Reliability in Social Science Research

Concepts of reliability and validity in social science research are introduced and major methods to assess reliability and validity reviewed with examples from the literature. The thrust of the paper is to provide novice researchers with an understanding of the general problem of validity in social science research and to acquaint them with approaches to developing strong support for the validi...

The e-Social Science research agenda.

In this paper, we use the experience of the first 5 years of the UK Economic and Social Research Council's National Centre for e-Social Science as a basis for reflecting upon the future development of the e-Social Science research agenda.

TWC: Frontier: Privacy for Social Science Research

Information technology, advances in statistical computing, and the deluge of data available through the Internet are transforming social science. With the ability to collect and analyze massive amounts of data on human behavior and interactions, social scientists can hope to uncover many more phenomena, with greater detail and confidence, than allowed by traditional means such as surveys and in...

Serious games for energy social science research