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The Comparative Method in the Social Sciences

The Comparative Method in the Social Sciences. GOALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. IDENTIFYING GENERAL PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS TESTING AND REFINING THEORY MAKING PREDICTIONS INTERPRETING SIGNIFICANCE EXPLORING DIVERSITY ADVANCING NEW THEORIES. The Scientific Method. THEORY HYPOTHESES

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The Comparative Method in the Social Sciences

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  1. The Comparative Method in the Social Sciences

  2. GOALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH • IDENTIFYING GENERAL PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS • TESTING AND REFINING THEORY • MAKING PREDICTIONS • INTERPRETING SIGNIFICANCE • EXPLORING DIVERSITY • ADVANCING NEW THEORIES

  3. The Scientific Method THEORY HYPOTHESES TESTING

  4. VARIABLES • INDEPENDENT VARIABLES • DEPENDENT VARIABLES • CONTROLLED VARIABLES

  5. CASE STUDIES • REPRESENTATIVE • DEVIANT • CRUCIAL • HYPOTHESIS GENERATING • PLAUSIBILITY PROBE

  6. THE COMPARATIVE METHOD • MOST SIMILAR SYSTEMS • MOST DIFFERENT SYSTEMS • CASE-ORIENTED APPROACH (SMALL N) • VARIABLE-ORIENTED APPROACH (LARGE N)

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