Download Exam 2 Study Guide | Introduction to Political Science | POLS 2000 and more Study notes Political Science in PDF only on Docsity! Exam II Study Guide Grade explanation โ An A is a broad discussion of various facets of consideration and discussion. Reading a Regression โ Left/Right - how real it is โ Up/Down - how big it is Exam Layout โ Several short form essays and a few definitions. โ Extensive Intensive Causal Interpretivist Survey History Survey Experiments Experiments Q Method Ethnography Case Study Interviewing Extensive vs. Intensive โ Extensive (Surveys) โ large numbers, you can make comparisons and find effects โ criticized for having โartificialโ designs, not capturing nuances โ Intensive (Interviewing and intensive Psychometrics) โ include a greater understanding of individual thought patterns and processes โ disadvantages include concerns about the reliability and generalizability Causal vs. Interpretive โ Causal โ ability to isolate causal mechanisms โ internal validity is the demonstration of causality โ lack of external validity โ Interpretive โ the more interpretivist an approach is, the less concerned it is with falsification and the statistical inference approach โ advantages include more precise concept formation and more in-depth understanding leading to theory creation Considerations in Empirical Measurement โ Validity โ how accurate a measure is for what youโre trying to learn โ Reliability โ whether something is consistently measured โ Unobtrusive Measures โ observing an occurance as if youโre part of it โ Concept Stretching โ people have a tendency to try to stretch a concept to apply to their own beliefs Standards of Causation โ Temporality โ for a to cause b, it must precede it in time โ Correlation โ when a and b rise and fall together โ Theory โ explanation of mechanism relating a to b Explain the process of empirical social science research as we have discussed it. โ Normative โ Positive โ Epistemology โ Method โ There is always a major normative question. Why does it matter? โIs our system of representation working?โ This takes you to: โ a positive question / an empirical question. The literal question. โCan people use their value systems to vote for the person that represents them?โ Regressions โ Interpretation of results โ Limitations - linear Experiments โ control group โ the group you donโt do anything to โ random assignment โ the mathematiccaly random collection of experiment participants โ internal vs. external validity โข external is somethingโs applicability to circumstances outside the lab
