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traditional study of politics focused on the formal institutions of politics and the formal
relationships between those institutions
modern study of politics empirical study of politics- began with behavioral revolution of post
WWII, new focus on the political behavior of individuals and groups
empirical study one grounded in the analyzing of evidence we observe (data), has
expanded beyond behavior
four pillars of scientific research in social sciences 1. the procedures are public
*facilitates replication-repeated same procedure to obtain new results
2. inference (descriptive or causal) 3.conclusions are uncertain
4.method, not the subject matter, that makes a study scientific
replication 1. makes sure initial research was done correctly 2. get a better sense
of the true value of the parameter of interest 3.improvement of the
procedures
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Terms in this set (54)
traditional study of politics focused on the formal institutions of politics and the formal
relationships between those institutions
modern study of politics empirical study of politics- began with behavioral revolution of post
WWII, new focus on the political behavior of individuals and groups
empirical study one grounded in the analyzing of evidence we observe (data), has
expanded beyond behavior
four pillars of scientific research in social sciences 1. the procedures are public
*facilitates replication-repeated same procedure to obtain new results
2. inference (descriptive or causal) 3.conclusions are uncertain
4.method, not the subject matter, that makes a study scientific
replication 1. makes sure initial research was done correctly 2. get a better sense
of the true value of the parameter of interest 3.improvement of the
procedures
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