METHODOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH,
Abstract
In existing literature on content analysis most discussions of methodology have been focused on problems of content description with content analysis itself usually defined in terms of content description. In many types of communications research, however, content is described in order to make inferences about its conditions or its effects. This paper is concerned with the methodological problems encountered when inferences are made from content about the antecedent conditions of that content. The questions, what procedures can one most fruitfully follow in attempting to draw inferences about conditions and how can these inferences be supported or justified, are examined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1951
- Accession Number
- AD0603923
Entities
People
- A. L. George
Organizations
- RAND Corporation