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Critics, ratings, and society : the sociology of reviews
Blank, GrantLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2007.Critics, Ratings, and Society is the first comprehensive study of the review as social institution. Its theories and data encompass reviews of all types of products-including the arts (e.g. theater, books, and music) and consumer products (e.g. cars, software, and appliances). According to Blank, the core problem of reviews is credibility. Concerns about credibility organize the formulation of reviews and audiences. The connoisseurial-procedural distinction describes the production of credibility and its assessment under different types of rating systems.
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Critics, ratings, and society : the sociology of reviews
Blank, GrantLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2007."Critics, Ratings, and Society" is the first comprehensive study of the review as social institution. Its theories and data encompass reviews of all types of products - including the arts (e.g. theater, books, and music) and consumer products (e.g. cars, software, and appliances). According to Blank, the core problem of reviews is credibility. Concerns about credibility organize the formulation of reviews and audiences. The connoisseurial-procedural distinction describes the production of credibility and its assessment under different types of rating systems.
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Desktop data analysis with SYSTAT
Wilkinson, LelandUpper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 1996.This book offers a thorough introduction to using good statistical tools, both exploratory and confirmatory, to solve real statistical problems using SYSTAT statistical software.
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