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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > distribution
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
... > social science subjects > business and management > international business > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > international relations > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > law and political science > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > law and political science > international trade > export/import strategies > distribution
social science subjects > business and management > manufacturing and operations > distribution
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > distribution
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > distribution
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > distribution
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > distribution
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > processes and routines of journalism > distribution
... > social science subjects > business and management > entrepreneurship > new venture management > small business management > distribution
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial and organizational psychology > foundations: measurement theory and statistics > descriptive statistics > distribution
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > descriptive statistics > distribution
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > descriptive statistics > distribution
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > parametric statistics > distribution
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > parametric statistics > distribution

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distribution  

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  • Distributions are ubiquitous in social science. They appear in the frameworks for analyzing particular topical domains, where they provide a diversity of shapes to represent the range of possible variability in fundamental quantities; in theories, where they provide basic tools for deriving predictions; and in empirical work, where underlying distributional forms are estimated and distributions serve to characterize operation of the unobservables. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods; Distribution]

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