POL222H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Multivac, Dependent And Independent Variables
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Reading and understanding political science: once we know what an article is trying to do, we can make certain generalizations about it. Sometimes, an author"s assumptions are not explicit; you will want to look for these as you read. The other important piece of a theoretical article is the story" that it proposes: the mechanism that links the actions together: st theoretical articles outside the applied theory" group tell their stories without the use of proper nouns. They often contain references to utility" or rational actors. ". Empirical articles: empirical articles often go by the name of research report. " the goal of an empirical article is to test or examine the support for hypotheses derived from some theory. They may explain (theoretical), illustrate (applied theory), summarize (literature or book reviews), or test (empirical): empirical articles may use quantitative or qualitative methods to test hypotheses.
