Experimental Thinking
A Primer on Social Science Experiments
Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-99406-4 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-99406-4 (ISBN)
Experimental political science has changed. In two short decades, it evolved from an emergent method to an accepted method to a primary method. This book charts the transformation and provides cutting-edge guidance on new methods and applications across a range of social science topics.
Experiments are a central methodology in the social sciences. Scholars from every discipline regularly turn to experiments. Practitioners rely on experimental evidence in evaluating social programs, policies, and institutions. This book is about how to “think” about experiments. It argues that designing a good experiment is a slow moving process (given the host of considerations) which is counter to the current fast moving temptations available in the social sciences. The book includes discussion of the place of experiments in the social science process, the assumptions underlying different types of experiments, the validity of experiments, the application of different designs, how to arrive at experimental questions, the role of replications in experimental research, and the steps involved in designing and conducting “good” experiments. The goal is to ensure social science research remains driven by important substantive questions and fully exploits the potential of experiments in a thoughtful manner.
Experiments are a central methodology in the social sciences. Scholars from every discipline regularly turn to experiments. Practitioners rely on experimental evidence in evaluating social programs, policies, and institutions. This book is about how to “think” about experiments. It argues that designing a good experiment is a slow moving process (given the host of considerations) which is counter to the current fast moving temptations available in the social sciences. The book includes discussion of the place of experiments in the social science process, the assumptions underlying different types of experiments, the validity of experiments, the application of different designs, how to arrive at experimental questions, the role of replications in experimental research, and the steps involved in designing and conducting “good” experiments. The goal is to ensure social science research remains driven by important substantive questions and fully exploits the potential of experiments in a thoughtful manner.
James N. Druckman is the Payson S. Wild Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and, with Donald Green, helped found the Experimental Research section of the American Political Science Association.
1. Why a primer on social science experiments?; 2. The scientific process and how to think about experiments; 3. Evaluating experiments: realism, validity, and samples; 4. Innovations in experimental designs: opportunities and limitations; 5. What to do before, during, and after an experiment; 6. Designing 'good' experiments.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.05.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-99406-7 / 1108994067 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-99406-4 / 9781108994064 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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