ON GENERALIZATION FROM LIMITED SOCIAL DATA.

The article discusses several issues in relation to the study and teaching of social sciences. Generalization by intuitive conclusions of a social scientist cannot yield more than working hypotheses for later scientific verification. Scientific conclusions can be acquired from highly variable material by putting together miscellaneous information such as statistics and observations in a systematized fashion. The author believes that the statistical method is an ideal and indispensable technique for research in the social sciences.