Empirical Narratives

This is not a conventional book; it is a collection of scholarly articles that present the author's scientific findings. The content of the book develops logically transitioning from the conceptual and theoretical foundations of research to the analysis of data. Unfortunately science is often misunderstood. The term science is employed with varying meanings and contexts by amateurs journalists politicians scholars and even scientists themselves. For some science carries a prestigious connotation; for others it represents true knowledge. Yet for others it signifies the objective study of empirical phenomena.