Method Hierarchy

What is method hierarchy? How should it be defined?

A variety of cases from diverse fields of inquiry (e.g. clinical epidemiology, art history) seems to suggest that there might exist method hierarchies. In order to properly address the question of existence of method hierarchies, we should first have a definition of the term.

In the scientonomic context, this term was first used by Hakob Barseghyan and Mathew Mercuri in 2019. The term is currently accepted by Scientonomy community.

Scientonomic History

Acceptance Record

Here is the complete acceptance record of this term (it includes all the instances when the term was accepted as a part of a community's taxonomy):

Community	Accepted From	Acceptance Indicators	Still Accepted	Accepted Until	Rejection Indicators
Scientonomy	24 December 2019	The question became accepted with the publication of the paper by Mercuri & Barseghyan.	Yes

All Theories

The following definitions of the term have been suggested:

Theory	Formulation	Formulated In
Method Hierarchy (Mercuri-Barseghyan-2019)	A set of methods is said to constitute a hierarchy iff theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are higher in the hierarchy are preferred to theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are lower in the hierarchy.	2019

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Accepted Theories

According to our records, no definition of the term has ever been accepted.

Suggested Modifications

Here is a list of modifications concerning this term:

Modification	Community	Date Suggested	Summary	Verdict	Verdict Rationale	Date Assessed
Sciento-2019-0013	Scientonomy	24 December 2019	Accept the existence of method hierarchies and the new definition of method hierarchy as a set of methods where theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are higher in the hierarchy are preferred to theories that satisfy the requirements of methods that are lower in the hierarchy. Also accept the question of conceptualizing method hierarchies.	Open

Current Definition

There is currently no accepted answer to this question.

Ontology

Existence

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted claims concerning the existence of Method Hierarchy.

Disjointness

In Scientonomy, no classes are currently accepted as disjoint with Method Hierarchy.

Subtypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted subtypes of Method Hierarchy.

Supertypes

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted supertypes of Method Hierarchy.

Associations

In Scientonomy, there are currently no accepted associations of Method Hierarchy.

Conceptualizing Method Hierarchies

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Dynamics

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Related Topics

This term is also related to the following topic(s):

• Existence of Method Hierarchies