دورية أكاديمية
Reconciling Statistical and Systems Science Approaches to Public Health
| العنوان: | Reconciling Statistical and Systems Science Approaches to Public Health |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Ip, Edward H., Rahmandad, Hazhir, Shoham, David A., Hammond, Ross, Huang, Terry T. -K, Wang, Youfa, Mabry, Patricia L. |
| المصدر: | Health Education & Behavior. suppl p123S-131S Oct 2013 40(1). |
| الإتاحة: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.comTest |
| تمت مراجعته من قبل الزملاء: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2013 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| الواصفات: | Public Health, Systems Approach, Research Methodology, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Models, Children, Obesity |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | Louisiana |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1090198113493911 |
| تدمد: | 1090-1981 |
| مستخلص: | Although systems science has emerged as a set of innovative approaches to study complex phenomena, many topically focused researchers including clinicians and scientists working in public health are somewhat befuddled by this methodology that at times appears to be radically different from analytic methods, such as statistical modeling, to which the researchers are accustomed. There also appears to be conflicts between complex systems approaches and traditional statistical methodologies, both in terms of their underlying strategies and the languages they use. We argue that the conflicts are resolvable, and the sooner the better for the field. In this article, we show how statistical and systems science approaches can be reconciled, and how together they can advance solutions to complex problems. We do this by comparing the methods within a theoretical framework based on the work of population biologist Richard Levins. We present different types of models as representing different tradeoffs among the four desiderata of generality, realism, fit, and precision. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 56 |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| رقم الانضمام: | EJ1019704 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
| تدمد: | 1090-1981 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/1090198113493911 |