Statistics, representation and knowledge

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Autor(a) principal: GUIZZARDI FILHO, Osvaldo
Data de Publicação: 2004
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Transinformação (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6374
Resumo: The statistics are representations of something else. These representations are produced from pre-defined segments, chosen to simplify certain aspects of the world, which are the object of a given study Those segments are intended tocomprehend such aspects and are expressed, for instance, in the questions of a questionnaire, in the categories associated to the elements collected by the research and defined by some specific indicator that is unique among severalothers. The statistics show numbers that represent sets with the same characteristics expressed in the idealized classification built by the researchers. They may only be used if they reveal the researchers´ choices, which should beexpressed: in classification and concepts associated to the representation; in thesegments of the universe chosen as object of study; and in the errors that are associated to the divulged results. If the statistics do not reveal those choices, using them will defeat the very purpose of statistics: to increase knowledge.
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spelling Statistics, representation and knowledgeEstatísticas, representação e conhecimentoestatísticasdados estatísticosrepresentaçãoconhecimentostatisticsstatistical datarepresentationknowledgeThe statistics are representations of something else. These representations are produced from pre-defined segments, chosen to simplify certain aspects of the world, which are the object of a given study Those segments are intended tocomprehend such aspects and are expressed, for instance, in the questions of a questionnaire, in the categories associated to the elements collected by the research and defined by some specific indicator that is unique among severalothers. The statistics show numbers that represent sets with the same characteristics expressed in the idealized classification built by the researchers. They may only be used if they reveal the researchers´ choices, which should beexpressed: in classification and concepts associated to the representation; in thesegments of the universe chosen as object of study; and in the errors that are associated to the divulged results. If the statistics do not reveal those choices, using them will defeat the very purpose of statistics: to increase knowledge.As estatísticas são representações, estão no lugar de alguma coisa. Estas representações são.produzidas a partir da definição de recortes que procuram simplificar os aspectos do mundo, os quais são o objeto de estudo. Esses recortes têm como finalidade o conhecimento desses aspectos, e expressamse nas questões constantes do questionário de uma pesquisa, nas categorias que são associadas aos elementos por ela coletados, na definição de um determinado indicador, etc; tais recortes são estabelecidos em detrimento de outros, que também seriam possíveis. O que visualizamos com as estatísticas são números, que representam conjuntos com as mesmas características, expressas em classificações idealizadas pelos pesquisadores que as constróem. Para que as estatísticas possam ser utilizadas, essas escolhas precisam, portanto, estar explícitas, revelando-se nas classificações e conceitosassociados à representação, nos segmentos do universo que são escolhidos como objeto de estudo, nos erros que estão associados aos resultados que são divulgados. Se isso não ocorrer, o uso da estatística pode resultar no oposto do que se espera dela, que é o conhecimento.Núcleo de Editoração - PUC-Campinas2004-05-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6374Transinformação; Vol. 16 No. 2 (2004); 1-8Transinformação; Vol. 16 Núm. 2 (2004); 1-8Transinformação; v. 16 n. 2 (2004); 1-82318-08890103-3786reponame:Transinformação (Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)instacron:PUC_CAMPporhttps://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/transinfo/article/view/6374/4059Copyright (c) 2022 Transinformaçãohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGUIZZARDI FILHO, Osvaldo 2024-03-27T16:30:31Zoai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/6374Revistahttp://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/seer/index.php/transinfo/indexPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpsbi.nucleodeeditoracao@puc-campinas.edu.br2318-08890103-3786opendoar:2024-03-27T16:30:31Transinformação (Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Statistics, representation and knowledge
Estatísticas, representação e conhecimento
title Statistics, representation and knowledge
spellingShingle Statistics, representation and knowledge
GUIZZARDI FILHO, Osvaldo
estatísticas
dados estatísticos
representação
conhecimento
statistics
statistical data
representation
knowledge
title_short Statistics, representation and knowledge
title_full Statistics, representation and knowledge
title_fullStr Statistics, representation and knowledge
title_full_unstemmed Statistics, representation and knowledge
title_sort Statistics, representation and knowledge
author GUIZZARDI FILHO, Osvaldo
author_facet GUIZZARDI FILHO, Osvaldo
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv estatísticas
dados estatísticos
representação
conhecimento
statistics
statistical data
representation
knowledge
topic estatísticas
dados estatísticos
representação
conhecimento
statistics
statistical data
representation
knowledge
description The statistics are representations of something else. These representations are produced from pre-defined segments, chosen to simplify certain aspects of the world, which are the object of a given study Those segments are intended tocomprehend such aspects and are expressed, for instance, in the questions of a questionnaire, in the categories associated to the elements collected by the research and defined by some specific indicator that is unique among severalothers. The statistics show numbers that represent sets with the same characteristics expressed in the idealized classification built by the researchers. They may only be used if they reveal the researchers´ choices, which should beexpressed: in classification and concepts associated to the representation; in thesegments of the universe chosen as object of study; and in the errors that are associated to the divulged results. If the statistics do not reveal those choices, using them will defeat the very purpose of statistics: to increase knowledge.
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