Galton's problem — Galton’s problem, named after Sir Francis Galton, is the problem of drawing inferences from cross cultural data, due to the statistical phenomenon now called autocorrelation. The problem is now recognized as a general one that applies to all… … Wikipedia
Galton's problem — The Galton problem is named after Francis Galton, the nineteenth century British polymath, who became embroiled in a celebrated exchange about the logic of comparative analysis with the anthropologist Edward Tylor . In 1889, Tylor published an… … Dictionary of sociology
Galton-Watson-Prozess — Der Galton Watson Prozess, benannt nach dem britischen Naturforscher Francis Galton (1822–1911) und seinem Landsmann, dem Mathematiker Henry William Watson (1827–1903), ist ein spezieller stochastischer Prozess, der benutzt wird, um die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bienaymé-Galton-Watson-Prozess — Der Galton Watson Prozess, benannt nach dem britischen Naturforscher Francis Galton (1822 1911) und seinem Landsmann, dem Mathematiker Henry William Watson (1827 1903), ist ein spezieller stochastischer Prozess, der benutzt wird, um die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Standard cross-cultural sample — The standard cross cultural sample is a sample of 186 cultures, used by scholars engaged in cross cultural studies.OriginCross cultural research entails a particular statistical problem, known as Galton s problem: tests of functional… … Wikipedia
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Cross-cultural studies — Cross cultural studies, sometimes called Holocultural Studies, is a specialization in anthropology and sister sciences (sociology, psychology, economics, political science) that uses field data from many societies to examine the scope of human… … Wikipedia
Douglas R. White — Occupation Anthropologist Known for Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems, Complexity research, Standard cross cultural sample Douglas R. White (born … Wikipedia
Detlef Jahn — Detlef Günter Jahn (* 5. April 1956 in Duisburg) ist ein deutscher Politikwissenschaftler und seit 1999 Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Vergleichende Regierungslehre an der Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität Greifswald. Leben Nach einem Studium der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
diffusion — diffusion, diffusionism Diffusion refers to the spread of cultural attributes from one culture to another through contact between different cultural groups. Diffusion theory developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, in opposition to… … Dictionary of sociology