TY - BOOK AU - Morton,Rebecca B. TI - Methods and models: a guide to the empirical analysis of formal models in political science SN - 052163394X AV - JA72. M67 1999 U1 - 320.015 PY - 1999/// CY - Cambridge [England], New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Political science KW - Mathematical models KW - Political statistics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index; 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 ER -