Rebecca B. Morton, Morton Rebecca B.

Methods and Models

A Guide to the Empirical Analysis of Formal Models in Political Science

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how empirical analysis has, can, and should be used to evaluate formal models in political science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780521633949
• ISBN-10: 052163394X
• Artikelnr.: 22137231

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Political science's dilemma
Part II. Formal Models in Political Science: 2. What makes a model formal?
3. The variety of formal models
Part III. Empirical Evaluation of Formal Models: 4. Fundamentals of empirical evaluation
5. Evaluating assumptions
6. Evaluating predictions: equilibria, disequilibria, and multiequilibria
7. Evaluating relationship predictions
8. Evaluating alternative models
Part IV. A Second Revolution: 9. The present and the future
10. References.