Graphism thesis

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In sociology of science, the graphism thesis is a proposition of Bruno Latour that graphs are important in science.

Research has shown that we can distinguish between hard science and soft science disciplines based on the level of graph use, so it can be argued that there is a correlation between scientificity and visuality[1][2]. Furthermore, natural sciences appear to make heavier use of graphs than social sciences and mathematics[3].

Papers on this area have been published by academics of University of Maine.

Bill Mann claims that an example of a discipline that uses graphs heavily but is not at all scientific is technical analysis.[4]

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  1. ^ Visual Inscriptions in the Scientific Hierarchy: Mapping the "Treasures of Science" - Arsenault et al. 27 (3): 376 - Science Communication
  2. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0306-3127(200002)30%3A1%3C73%3ASGATHO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-M and http://sss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/30/1/73
  3. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0003-1305(198411)38%3A4%3C261%3AGISP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-1
  4. ^ Fool.com: Is Technical Analysis Voodoo? [Fool on the Hill] January 5, 2001

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