マクロ変数の計量 (<特集>計量分析のフロンティア)

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Data analyses in sociology deal with concerning micro (or individual) variables and data concerning macro variables. The latter consists of two types of data: One is “aggregative data” computed by aggregating data obtained from each single individual, while the other is “collective data” directly reflecting attributes of a collectivity as a whole. The present study classified the “collective data” into four categories, and reviewed the methods for measuring data in each category. The four categories are (1) data obtained by more sophisticated aggregation than those by simple aggregation for “aggregative data,” (2) data deduced from a matrix summarizing relations among members of a collectivity, (3) data collected by direct measurement of characteristics of a collectivity, and (4) data obtained by indirect measurement of characteristics of a collectivity. The present study demonstrated that only a few techniques had been developed in the categories (3) and (4). Further methods for measuring macro-variables, which may be distinctive form field to field, should be explored by conducting field research from the viewpoint of micro-macro linkage.
数理社会学会の論文