Logical and practical difficulties of multidimensional scaling of religiosity

The article is dedicated to analysis of difficulties arising from applying multidimensional approach to religiosity. Those difficulties are divided into logical and practical ones. Logical difficulties are connected with the absence of clear base (self-evident, theoretical or empirical) prescribing...

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Main Authors:	N. S. Babich, V. I. Khomenko
Format:	Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology 2013-06-01
Series:	Социологический журнал
Online Access:	http://jour.fnisc.ru/upload/journals/1/articles/384/submission/proof/384-61-680-1-10-20150120.pdf

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spelling	doaj-163b9bba0265463b99b79472f72999932020-11-25T02:18:33ZrusRussian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied SociologyСоциологический журнал1562-24952013-06-01192899610.19181/socjour.2013.2.384384Logical and practical difficulties of multidimensional scaling of religiosityN. S. Babich0V. I. Khomenko1Institute of Sociology of the RASRussian State University for the HumanitiesThe article is dedicated to analysis of difficulties arising from applying multidimensional approach to religiosity. Those difficulties are divided into logical and practical ones. Logical difficulties are connected with the absence of clear base (self-evident, theoretical or empirical) prescribing the usage of one set of scales or another and the framework of such usage. Practical difficulties are explained in context of social research practice where multidimensional scaling of religiosity is eventually non-applicable nowadays. Conclusion made regards the advantage of unidimensional measurement.http://jour.fnisc.ru/upload/journals/1/articles/384/submission/proof/384-61-680-1-10-20150120.pdf
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title	Logical and practical difficulties of multidimensional scaling of religiosity
title_short	Logical and practical difficulties of multidimensional scaling of religiosity
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publisher	Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
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description	The article is dedicated to analysis of difficulties arising from applying multidimensional approach to religiosity. Those difficulties are divided into logical and practical ones. Logical difficulties are connected with the absence of clear base (self-evident, theoretical or empirical) prescribing the usage of one set of scales or another and the framework of such usage. Practical difficulties are explained in context of social research practice where multidimensional scaling of religiosity is eventually non-applicable nowadays. Conclusion made regards the advantage of unidimensional measurement.
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Logical and practical difficulties of multidimensional scaling of religiosity

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