Qualitative leverage and the epistemology of expert opinion

Sanford C. Gordon; Alastair Smith

doi:10.1093/pan/mpi021

Qualitative leverage and the epistemology of expert opinion

Sanford C. Gordon, Alastair Smith

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We discuss the motivation for integrating qualitative information in statistical models of complex, partially observable causal mechanisms and suggest ways to minimize the dangers posed by Braumoeller and Kirpichevsky. We stress the importance of linking our statistical estimators to underlying theories of the data generating process, qualitative or otherwise.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-291
Number of pages	12
Journal	Political Analysis
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pan/mpi021
State	Published - 2005

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