Justifier et préciser l'interprétation des données statistiques

Abstract

Justify and Clarify The Interpretation of Statistical Data : Sociological criticism of statistical data is expressed in semantic terms. The problem of classification has been widely recognized in France, but that concerning interpretation, related to contextualism, remains relatively disregarded. Three kinds of solutions are presented. To recognize the contribution of these interpretative strategies also leads to seeing that it is important, but often difficult, to specify the contents of these sociological results.