Discuss some of the challenges confronting comparative politics ...

[luminitza]

Discuss some of the challenges confronting comparative politics research.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In comparative politics, ________ focuses on an in-depth understanding of attributes and outcomes, emphasizing depth over breadth in research.
 
  A. laboratory research
  B. quantitative research
  C. qualitative research
  D. exploratory research
  E. statistical research

[jgranad15]

Answer to Question 1

The challenges facing comparative politics research are:
Separating correlation from causation: The fact that attributes and outcomes are associated with each other does not mean that one causes the other.
Identifying causation is hard: Social science evidence is not generated in a laboratory and scholars cannot fully isolate casual attributes with the level of certainty associated with natural sciences.
Assessing potentially unreliable data: Social scientists must rely on information provided by the real world, which are mostly ambiguous or even unavailable.

Answer to Question 2

C

[luminitza]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[deja]

Great answer, keep it coming