Abstraction in Experimental Design Testing the Tradeoffs

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual Framework: Dimensions of Abstraction in Experimental Design; 3. Methodological Overview; 4. Situational Hypotheticality; 5. Actor Identities; 6. Contextual Detail; 7. Individual Differences and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects; 8. Conclusion.

Riassunto

This Element explores how political scientists designing experiments address how abstract their experimental stimuli should be. First, Brutger et al. provide a theoretical framework which identifies and considers the consequences of abstraction. Second, they field a range of survey experiments, varying these levels of abstraction.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ryan (University of California Brutger, Joshua D. Kertzer, Jonathan Renshon, Ryan Brutger, Chagai M. Weiss, Kertzer Joshua D., Renshon Jonathan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 30.09.2022
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9781108995597
• ISBN: 978-1-108-99559-7
• Numero di pagine: 75
• Serie: Elements in Experimental Political Science
• Categorie: POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; Political science & theory; Political science and theory