A SOCIAL QUANTUM THEORY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY DATA
A SOCIAL QUANTUM THEORY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY DATA
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用于分析民意调查数据的社会量子理论
DOI:
10.2333/bhmk.25.111
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发表时间:
1998
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通讯作者:
R. Yoshino
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作者:
R. Yoshino
In this paper a social quantum theory is proposed for the analysis of dynamic changes of responses in public opinion surveys. After a summary of previous findings of panel survey data, mathematical propositions are presented for an explanation of the survey response patterns called “small integral ratios”: response percentage ratios of two categorical items tend to converge to certain stable fixed points represented by ratios of pairs of small integers. Then, for the study of panel survey data and the small integral ratios from a viewpoint of quantum theory, categorical scaling of survey responses on Schrodinger’s wave equation is tentatively constructed and it is statistically tested on data previously collected. Finally, some comments and suggestions are presented for future research.