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Studying Politics Scientifically

Scientific Research. A self-correcting, continuously developing way of knowing. ... Scientific Reasoning and Methods. Eight Stages of Scientific Research ...

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Studying Politics Scientifically

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    1. Studying Politics Scientifically

    2. Scientific Research A self-correcting, continuously developing way of knowing. A method of testing theories and hypotheses by applying certain rules of analysis to the observation and interpretation of reality under strictly delineated circumstance

    3. Scientific Research is: Explicit Systematic Controlled Transmissible Predictive?

    4. Types of Research

    5. Exploratory Satisfy curiosity Test Feasibility Develop methods Refine questions and hypotheses

    6. Descriptive Accurate observation Demographics

    7. Explanatory Valid and reliable observation Basis for valid causal inference

    8. Building Good Theories

    9. Research Question

    10. Theorizing Logic Prior Information Plausible Possible Answers Direction Organization Interpretation

    11. Why Theories? A set of logically related symbols that represent what we think happens in the world Simplify reality Allow for accuracy testing

    12. How do we create theories? Conceptualize the problem Common Sense Reading Exploratory Research

    13. Thinking Processes Induction Deduction Retroduction Concepts Assumptions

    14. Does the Theory Mirror Reality? Induction into assumptions Deduction into predictions Test Predictions Revise assumptions

    15. Good theories are: Testable Logically Sound Communicable General Parsimonious Beautiful?

    16. Is Political Science a Science? Well, sort of…

    17. How would we know? Determinative Laws Probabilistic Laws Social Science Scientific Reasoning and Methods

    18. Eight Stages of Scientific Research

    19. Question Theory Hypothesis Operationalization Instrumentation Measurement Analysis Conclusions

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