Question 1

Whats the following statements with the corresponding type of validity.

Accepted Answer

a. External validity = If more cases are included in a research analysis, the overall result will be more stable.
b. Internal validity = This is the extent to which causal inferences from a given set of cases are correct for the cases observed.
c. External validity = This is the extent to which the results of the research analysis can be considered valid for similar cases.
d. Internal validity = If fewer cases are included in the research analysis, the result will provide a more coherent conclusion for the cases observed.

Question 2

Whats the type of variance with the corresponding description.

Accepted Answer

a. Experimental variance = The observed differences in the dependent variable as a function of the independent variable.
b. Extraneous variance = The effect of unknown variables influencing the dependent variable.
c. Error variance = The manifestation of random effects of unmeasured variables.

Question 3

Mill's Method of Difference focuses on comparing cases that are similar with respect to the dependent variable but differ across comparable cases with respect to other variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Scientists in the field of comparative politics often draw upon ___________ research designs to examine how politics develops by demonstrating systematically the theoretical relationships among variables.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Scientists in the field of comparative politics...

Question 5

Whats the type of research design with the corresponding description.

Accepted Answer

a. Pooled analysis = Maximizing cases ac

Question 6

Which of the following belong to the 'standards' set in social sciences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparability 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Reasonability 
D)  Validity 
A)  Comparability 
B)  Reliability 
C)  Reasonability 
D)  Validity

Question 7

Triangulation

Accepted Answer

A)  is also referred to as methodological shaping. 
B)  involves cross-case causal inference and within-case causal mechanism analysis. 
C)  may make use of a single method only. 
D)  may combine qualitative and interpretative approaches. 
A)  is also referred to as methodological shaping. 
B)  involves cross-case causal inference and within-case causal mechanism analysis. 
C)  may make use of a single method only. 
D)  may combine qualitative and interpretative approaches.

Question 8

If the variation in the dependent variable is evidently and systematically related to the variation in the independent variable(s), one has sufficient evidence to establish causality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This so-called triad is the basis of conducting research in comparative politics:

Accepted Answer

A)  Research question - research method - research answer 
B)  Research question - research method - research design 
C)  Research theory - research design - research method 
D)  Research question - research design - research answer 
A)  Research question - research method - research answer 
B)  Research question - research method - research design 
C)  Research theory - research design - research method 
D)  Research question - research design - research answer

Question 10

___________ is the distortion that appears when a concept developed for certain cases is extended to additional cases to which the features of the concept do not equally apply.

Accepted Answer

Conceptual

Question 11

Which of the following define a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  A tentative answer to what one seeks to explain. 
B)  A synonym for 'research answer'. 
C)  A procedure to establish whether a relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable exists. 
D)  An argument about the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable. 
A)  A tentative answer to what one seeks to explain. 
B)  A synonym for 'research answer'. 
C)  A procedure to establish whether a relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable exists. 
D)  An argument about the relationship between the dependent variable and the independent variable.

Whats the following statements with the corresponding type of validity.

Whats the type of variance with the corresponding description.

Mill's Method of Difference focuses on comparing cases that are similar with respect to the dependent variable but differ across comparable cases with respect to other variables.

Scientists in the field of comparative politics often draw upon ___________ research designs to examine how politics develops by demonstrating systematically the theoretical relationships among variables.

Whats the type of research design with the corresponding description.

Which of the following belong to the 'standards' set in social sciences?

Triangulation

If the variation in the dependent variable is evidently and systematically related to the variation in the independent variable(s), one has sufficient evidence to establish causality.

This so-called triad is the basis of conducting research in comparative politics:

___________ is the distortion that appears when a concept developed for certain cases is extended to additional cases to which the features of the concept do not equally apply.

Which of the following define a hypothesis?

The Relevance of Comparative Politics

Approaches in Comparative Politics

The Nation-State

Democracies

Authoritarian Regimes

Legislatures

Governments and Bureaucracies

Constitutions, Rights, and Judicial Power

Elections and Referendums

Multilevel Governance

Political Parties

Party Systems

Interest Groups

Regions

Social Movements

Political Culture

Political Participation

Political Communication

Policy-Making

The Welfare State

The Impact of Public Policies

The Eu As a New Political Systempolitics: the Missing Link

Globalization and the Nation-State

From Supporting Democracy to Supporting Autocracy

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Exam 3: Comparative Research Methods

Whats the following statements with the corresponding type of validity.

Whats the type of variance with the corresponding description.

Mill's Method of Difference focuses on comparing cases that are similar with respect to the dependent variable but differ across comparable cases with respect to other variables.

Scientists in the field of comparative politics often draw upon ___________ research designs to examine how politics develops by demonstrating systematically the theoretical relationships among variables.

Whats the type of research design with the corresponding description.

Which of the following belong to the 'standards' set in social sciences?

Triangulation

If the variation in the dependent variable is evidently and systematically related to the variation in the independent variable(s), one has sufficient evidence to establish causality.

This so-called triad is the basis of conducting research in comparative politics:

___________ is the distortion that appears when a concept developed for certain cases is extended to additional cases to which the features of the concept do not equally apply.

Which of the following define a hypothesis?

The Relevance of Comparative Politics

Approaches in Comparative Politics

The Nation-State

Democracies

Authoritarian Regimes

Legislatures

Governments and Bureaucracies

Constitutions, Rights, and Judicial Power

Elections and Referendums

Multilevel Governance

Political Parties

Party Systems

Interest Groups

Regions

Social Movements

Political Culture

Political Participation

Political Communication

Policy-Making

The Welfare State

The Impact of Public Policies

The Eu As a New Political Systempolitics: the Missing Link

Globalization and the Nation-State

From Supporting Democracy to Supporting Autocracy

Filters