Practice question · Estimate
Weber's model is an ideal type. Of the six features, how many would you expect a real administration to match exactly?
Estimate on a scale from 0 features (0) to all 6 (6).
Hints
- An ideal type is a deliberate exaggeration.
- Real cases fall short on most dimensions; the comparison is the point.
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2 (answers within ±1.5 count)
Why
Few, perhaps two, and the number is not the lesson. An ideal type is built so that real cases can be described by how they diverge from it, and an administration that matched all six would be a curiosity rather than a confirmation.
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