Methods and models : a guide to the empirical analysis of formal models in political science /

Morton, Rebecca B., 1954-

Methods and models : a guide to the empirical analysis of formal models in political science / Methods & models Rebecca B. Morton. - x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index.

Introduction: -- Political science's dilemma -- Formal Models in Political Science: -- What makes a model formal? -- The variety of formal models -- Empirical Evaluation of Formal Models: -- Fundamentals of empirical evaluation -- Evaluating assumptions -- Evaluating predictions: equilibria, disequilibria, and multiequilibria -- Evaluating relationship predictions -- Evaluating alternative models -- A Second Revolution: -- The present and the future -- References. Part I. 1. Part II. 2. 3. Part III. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part IV. 9. 10.

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Political science--Mathematical models
Political statistics

JA72. / M67 1999

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