Publication Date
In 2024 | 0 |
Since 2023 | 1 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 2 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 3 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Case Studies | 3 |
Guidelines | 3 |
Research Design | 2 |
Social Science Research | 2 |
Attribution Theory | 1 |
Causal Models | 1 |
Comparative Analysis | 1 |
Computational Linguistics | 1 |
Data Analysis | 1 |
Ethnography | 1 |
Evidence | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Sociological Methods &… | 3 |
Author
Beach, Derek | 1 |
Hertog, Steffen | 1 |
Pahwa, Prithviraj | 1 |
Pardo-Guerra, Juan Pablo | 1 |
Pedersen, Rasmus Brun | 1 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 3 |
Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Hertog, Steffen – Sociological Methods & Research, 2023
In mixed methods approaches, statistical models are used to identify "nested" cases for intensive, small-n investigation for a range of purposes, including notably the examination of causal mechanisms. This article shows that under a commonsense interpretation of causal effects, large-n models allow no reliable conclusions about effect…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Generalization, Prediction, Mixed Methods Research
Pardo-Guerra, Juan Pablo; Pahwa, Prithviraj – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
This paper considers the adoption of computational techniques within research designs modeled after the extended case method. Echoing calls to augment the power of contemporary researchers through the adoption of computational text analysis methods, we offer a framework for thinking about how such techniques can be integrated into…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Research Design, Marketing, Social Science Research
Beach, Derek; Pedersen, Rasmus Brun – Sociological Methods & Research, 2018
The last decade has witnessed resurgence in the interest in studying the causal mechanisms linking causes and effects. This article games through the methodological consequences that adopting a systems understanding of mechanisms has for what types of cases we should select when using in-depth case study methods like process tracing. The article…
Descriptors: Influences, Case Studies, Systems Approach, Selection Criteria