Rebecca B. Morton

Methods and Models

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

• Gebundenes 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: 28. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 705g
• ISBN-13: 9780521633000
• ISBN-10: 0521633001
• Artikelnr.: 26152153

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.