A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods

Author: Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-10

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1351662767

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A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods demonstrates how to better understand decision outcomes by studying decision processes, through the introduction of a number of exciting techniques. Decades of research have identified numerous idiosyncrasies in human decision behavior, but some of the most recent advances in the scientific study of decision making involve the development of sophisticated methods for understanding decision process—known as process tracing. In this volume, leading experts discuss the application of these methods and focus on the best practices for using some of the more popular techniques, discussing how to incorporate them into formal decision models. This edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated throughout, and now includes new chapters on mouse tracking, protocol analysis, neurocognitive methods, the measurement of valuation, as well as an overview of important software packages. The volume not only surveys cutting-edge research to illustrate the great variety in process tracing techniques, but also serves as a tutorial for how the novice researcher might implement these methods. A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods will be an essential read for all students and researchers of decision making.

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research

Author: Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2011-05-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1135389780

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This handbook provides a critical review and user’s guide to conducting and reporting process tracing studies of decision making. Each chapter covers a specific method that is presented and reviewed by authors who are experts in the method’s application to decision research. The book ultimately illustrates and presents a multi-method approach and is essential reading for graduate students and researchers wishing to undertake such studies on decision making.

Process-Tracing Methods
Process-Tracing Methods

Author: Derek Beach

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2019-01-03

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 0472037358

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Process-tracing in social science is a method for studying causal mechanisms linking causes with outcomes. This enables the researcher to make strong inferences about how a cause (or set of causes) contributes to producing an outcome. In this extensively revised and updated edition, Derek Beach and Rasmus Brun Pedersen introduce a refined definition of process-tracing, differentiating it into four distinct variants and explaining the applications and limitations of each. The authors develop the underlying logic of process-tracing, including how one should understand causal mechanisms and how Bayesian logic enables strong within-case inferences. They provide instructions for identifying the variant of process-tracing most appropriate for the research question at hand and a set of guidelines for each stage of the research process.

Comparative Policy Studies
Comparative Policy Studies

Author: I. Engeli

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-05-20

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 113731415X

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In the first volume of its kind, a collection of top policy scholars combine empirical and methodological analysis in the field of comparative policy studies to provide compelling insights into the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policies across regional and national boundaries.

The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology
The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology

Author: Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks of Political

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 880

ISBN-13: 9780199286546

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The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from major international scholars The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology provides the key point of reference for anyone working throughout the discipline.

Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences
Approaches and Methodologies in the Social Sciences

Author: Donatella Della Porta

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-08-28

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 1139474596

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A revolutionary textbook introducing masters and doctoral students to the major research approaches and methodologies in the social sciences. Written by an outstanding set of scholars, and derived from successful course teaching, this volume will empower students to choose their own approach to research, to justify this approach, and to situate it within the discipline. It addresses questions of ontology, epistemology and philosophy of social science, and proceeds to issues of methodology and research design essential for producing a good research proposal. It also introduces researchers to the main issues of debate and contention in the methodology of social sciences, identifying commonalities, historic continuities and genuine differences.

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research

Author: Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2011-05-20

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1135389772

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This handbook provides a critical review and user’s guide to conducting and reporting process tracing studies of decision making. Each chapter covers a specific method that is presented and reviewed by authors who are experts in the method’s application to decision research. The book ultimately illustrates and presents a multi-method approach and is essential reading for graduate students and researchers wishing to undertake such studies on decision making.

A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research
A Handbook of Process Tracing Methods for Decision Research

Author: Michael Schulte-Mecklenbeck

Publisher: Society for Judgment and Decision Making Series

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781848728646

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This handbook provides a critical review and userâe(tm)s guide to conducting and reporting process tracing studies of decision making. Each chapter covers a specific method that is presented and reviewed by authors who are experts in the methodâe(tm)s application to decision research. The book ultimately illustrates and presents a multi-method approach and is essential reading for graduate students and researchers wishing to undertake such studies on decision making.

Causal Case Study Methods
Causal Case Study Methods

Author: Derek Beach

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2016-07-28

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0472053221

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An introduction to causal case study methods, complete with step-by-step guidelines and examples

Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences
Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences

Author: Alexander L. George

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2005-04-15

Total Pages: 347

ISBN-13: 0262262894

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The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case studies and examines the place of case studies in social science methodology. It argues that case studies, statistical methods, and formal models are complementary rather than competitive. The book explains how to design case study research that will produce results useful to policymakers and emphasizes the importance of developing policy-relevant theories. It offers three major contributions to case study methodology: an emphasis on the importance of within-case analysis, a detailed discussion of process tracing, and development of the concept of typological theories. Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences will be particularly useful to graduate students and scholars in social science methodology and the philosophy of science, as well as to those designing new research projects, and will contribute greatly to the broader debate about scientific methods.