⊿ Point. {R} Glossary. ◢ Keyword: A. ◥ University. {q} PhD. {tr} Training. ⚫ UK. ⚫ England. ⬤ London. ↂ EndNote. ✊ La (2004) Analytic induction. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Analytic induction is a research strategy in sociology aimed at systematically developing causal explanations for types of phenomena. It was first outlined by Florian Znaniecki in 1934. He contrasted it with the kind of enumerative induction characteristic of statistical analysis.
Where the latter was satisfied with probabilistic correlations, Znaniecki insisted that science is concerned with discovering causal universals, and that in social science analytic induction is the means of discovering these.[1] Analytic induction begins by studying a small number of cases of the phenomenon to be explained, searching for similarities that could point to common factors. The approach was further refined and applied by Alfred Lindesmith in a study of opiate addiction[2][3] and Donald Cressey in an investigation of financial trust violation (embezzlement).[4] Later it was applied by Howard S. Further reading[edit] References[edit] ^ Hammersley, Martyn (1989).