A tale of two cultures: Contrasting quantitative and qualitative research
A tale of two cultures: Contrasting quantitative and qualitative research
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DOI：
10.1093/pan/mpj017
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
5.4
通讯作者：
Goertz, Gary
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作者：
Mahoney, James;Goertz, Gary
定量和定性研究传统可以被认为是具有不同价值观、信仰和规范的不同文化。在本文中，我们在最后对比 10 个领域的研究传统时采用了这个比喻：(1) 解释方法，(2) 因果关系概念，(3) 多元解释，(4) 等价性，(5) 范围和因果概括，(6) 案例选择，(7) 加权观察，(8) 实质性重要案例，(9) 缺乏拟合，以及 (10) 概念和测量。我们建议，对传统的替代假设和目标的理解可以帮助学者避免误解，并有助于政治学中更富有成效的“跨文化”交流。
The quantitative and qualitative research traditions can be thought of as distinct cultures marked by different values, beliefs, and norms. In this essay, we adopt this metaphor toward the end of contrasting these research traditions across 10 areas: (1) approaches to explanation, (2) conceptions of causation, (3) multivariate explanations, (4) equifinality, (5) scope and causal generalization, (6) case selection, (7) weighting observations, (8) substantively important cases, (9) lack of fit, and (10) concepts and measurement. We suggest that an appreciation of the alternative assumptions and goals of the traditions can help scholars avoid misunderstandings and contribute to more productive "cross-cultural" communication in political science.