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Making social phenomena mathematical would be a mistake, despite what some social scientists assume. Why? Doing this would leave out data, making predictions inaccurate.
The conclusion is a rejection of social scientist assumption: “... this would be a mistake.”
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The author doesn’t address predictive power. She discusses social science prediction compatibility with mathematical formulas.
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The author doesn’t compare mathematical importance overall. She only speaks on mathematics as a means of prediction; we don’t know her opinion on other ways that math could factor into these sciences.
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We don’t know anything about a need for improvement. We know some social scientists want the power to predict accurately, but that’s all.
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This accurately paraphrases the conclusion. The author says “this” (reducing phenomena in the social sciences to mathematical expressions) “would be a mistake” (should not happen).
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This is an inaccurate interpretation of context. We’re told that prediction is the hallmark of natural sciences; a trademark isn’t the same as being causal.
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