Which of the Following Statements Best Describes the Current Trend

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes the current trend in comparative politics research?

A) There is discussion of moving away from predictive models toward a more historical-cultural approach to establish trends and patterns.
B) An evolution toward models that analyze politics and compare its role in different countries-inductively, deductively, qualitatively, and quantitatively-is well under way.
C) There has been a strong trend in comparative politics toward using quantitative methodologies to the near-total exclusion of qualitative methods.
D) More comparative politics scholars are using a mixed-method approach to conducting research.