Tag: Assumptions

Free Download Electoral Systems: Paradoxes, Assumptions, and Procedures By Dan S. Felsenthal, Moshé Machover
2012 | 350 Pages | ISBN: 3642204406 | PDF | 4 MB
Both theoretical and empirical aspects of single- and multi-winner voting procedures are presented in this collection of papers. Starting from a discussion of the underlying principles of democratic representation, the volume includes a description of a great variety of voting procedures. It lists and illustrates their susceptibility to the main voting paradoxes, assesses (under various models of voters’ preferences) the probability of paradoxical outcomes, and discusses the relevance of the theoretical results to the choice of voting system.

Free Download Credibility, Validity, and Assumptions in Program Evaluation Methodology by Apollo M. Nkwake
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 199 Pages | ISBN : 3031456130 | 17 MB
This book focuses on methods of choice in program evaluation. Credible methods choice lies in the assumptions we make about the appropriateness and validity of selected methods and the validity of those assumptions. As evaluators make methodological decisions in various stages of the evaluation process, a number of validity questions arise. Yet unexamined assumptions are a risk to useful evaluation. The first edition of this book discussed the formulation of credible methodological arguments and methods of examining validity assumptions. However, previous publications suggest advantages and disadvantages of using various methods and when to use them. Instead, this book analyzes assumptions underlying actual methodological choices in evaluation studies and how these influence evaluation quality. This analysis is the basis of suggested tools.

Free Download Challenging Assumptions Around Dementia: User-led Research and Untold Stories by Rosalie Ashworth , Sue Fyvel , Alyson Hill , Chris Maddocks , Masood Qureshi , David Ross , Stuart Hay , Martin Robertson , Willy Gilder , Winnie Henry , Myra Lamont , Agnes Houston , Fred S. Wilson
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 154 Pages | ISBN : 3031272226 | 10.3 MB
This book explores the expectations surrounding dementia, what it ‘looks like’ and how people have been treated by others. It aims to raise awareness of the different types of dementia, and how they impact the brain, body, and lived experience, including experience of Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia, and Lewy Body Dementia. The co-authors reflect on their experience with informal and formal care, before finishing with a focus on the spectrum of dementia research from clinical trials to user-led research. Throughout the book, co-authors have shared personal stories of how dementia has affected them and people with lived experience of dementia share what they wish people knew about living with the disease.