Data/hora: 13/06/2024 00:45:05

Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Theory testing (hypothesis testing) in agricultural economics
Autores: | Meszaros,   Sandor.
Data: | 2009-01-15
Ano: | 2008
Palavras-chave: | Theory testing; Hypotheses testing; Economics; Agricultural economics; Production-theory; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods.
Resumo: | According to Karl Popper, economics and agricultural economics should be deemed scientific if the theories (hypotheses) are subject to strict tests. The testing of agro-economic theories goes back 50 years in the USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan, and these methods are becoming increasingly part of educational research methodology. In fact, the author of this paper teaches this very subject at Debrecen University, and for this reason has endeavoured to provide an overview on current trends in this field. The present overview first discusses the role of testing in the research process (cognition), and then analyses the various classification methods (types) of testing. It deals in detail with the application of the (microeconomic) production-theory in agriculture and discusses the potential and limits for measuring scientific progress in this field. Finally it draws conclusions regarding future trends.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

HU ISSN 1418 2106

http://purl.umn.edu/46658

Relação: | Studies in Agricultural Economics&gt;Issue 107, March 2008
Formato: | 13