Why? Understanding Causation
This document explains why understanding why things happen the way they do is the core goal of political science research. Unfortunately, causation in the social world is much harder to establish than in laboratories. Therefore, we need to develop our ability to understand and detect covariation, spurious relationships, sequencing, and causal mechanisms.
École, étude et sujet
- Établissement
- Simon Fraser University (SFU )
- Cours
- Business Administration
- Cours
- POL 200 - Investigating Politics (POL20)
Infos sur le Document
- Publié le
- July 30, 2018
- Nombre de pages
- 3
- Écrit en
- 2017/2018
- Type
- Class notes
- Professeur(s)
- Inconnu
- Contenu
- All classes
Sujets
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causation
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causal argument
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path dependency
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endogeneity
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equifinality
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theories in political science
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independent and dependent variables
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