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The Ulysses Principle: A Criterial Framework for Reducing Bias When Enlisting the Work of Historians
Møller, Jørgen; Skaaning, Svend-Erik – Sociological Methods & Research, 2021
The historical turn in social science has prompted scholars to engage with the work of historians on a large scale. Here, social scientists face two standard problems of selection bias: confirmation bias and convenience sampling. So far, the record of dealing with these problems has been poor, and little has been done to specify how social…
Descriptors: Historians, Bias, Sampling, Research Problems
Møller, Jørgen – Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
The use of controlled comparisons pervades comparative historical analysis. Heated debates have surrounded the methodological purchase of such comparisons. However, the quality and validity of the conceptual building blocks on which the comparisons are based have largely been ignored. This article discusses a particular problem pertaining to these…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, History, Evaluation Methods, Validity