The diversity of views on causality and mechanisms -- ABM and the vertical view on mechanisms -- The diversity of ABMs -- ABMs and causal inference -- Causal Inference in experimental and observational methods -- Method diversity and causal inference. "The concept of causality …
Explore the issue of causal inference in agent-based computational models in a first-of-it's-kind volume Agent-based Models and Causal Inference delivers an insightful investigation into the conditions under which different quantitative methods can legitimately hold to be able t…
"The concept of causality and quantitative techniques for causal inference have been extensively discussed in sociology by a variety of scholars with different research programs and theoretical perspectives (see, among others, Marini and Singer 1988; Abbott 1998; Doreian 1999; G…
"The concept of causality and quantitative techniques for causal inference have been extensively discussed in sociology by a variety of scholars with different research programs and theoretical perspectives (see, among others, Marini and Singer 1988; Abbott 1998; Doreian 1999; G…
Doing interviews
by Brinkmann, Svend, Kvale, Steinar
fromThe SAGE Qualitative Research Kit
This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different …
Providing practical advice on how to conduct state-of-the-art qualitative research, these volumes show students and researchers how to plan and carry out research in a variety of academic and professional environments.
"This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the differen…
Doing interviews
by Brinkmann, Svend, Flick, Uwe, Kvale, Steinar
fromSage qualitative research kit
"This is a concise introduction to the richness and scope of interviewing in social science research, teaching the craft of interview research with practical, hands-on guidance. Incorporating discussion of the wide variety of methods in interview-based research and the different…
This book is a practical guide to conducting and analyzing qualitative research. Now in its third edition, it describes the research process from beginning to end, and engages with the theoretical and philosophical debates surrounding research. This new edition: describes method…
With a new chapter on the literature review, this accessible step-by-step guide to using the five major approaches to research design is now in a thoroughly revised second edition. The prior edition's user-friendly features are augmented by a new companion website with worksheet…
Fairfield and Charman provide a modern, rigorous and intuitive methodology for case-study research to help social scientists and analysts make better inferences from qualitative evidence. The book develops concrete guidelines for conducting inference to best explanation given in…
"Fairfield and Charman provide a modern, rigorous and intuitive methodology for case-study research to help social scientists and analysts make better inferences from qualitative evidence. The book develops concrete guidelines for conducting inference to best explanation given i…
Fairfield and Charman provide a modern, rigorous and intuitive methodology for case-study research to help social scientists and analysts make better inferences from qualitative evidence. The book develops concrete guidelines for conducting inference to best explanation given in…
"This concise book uses narrative fiction to address how researchers can conduct qualitative research using both online and first-hand data and digital and face-to-face methods. The book is structured around four phases of the research process - accessing management field resear…