Author Question: Why would political scientists NOT use abstract concepts as a measure of comparative politics? ... (Read 50 times)

darbym82 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Why would political scientists NOT use abstract concepts as a

measure of comparative politics?
a. Abstract concepts do not provide specific criteria.
b. Abstract concepts are easy to operationalize.
c. Abstract concepts are too numerous to quantify.
d. Abstract concepts are easy to define.

Question 2

Researchers operationalize variables because:

a. comparative analysis requires quantification of variables.
b. to do comparative analysis we need specific, concrete alternatives to use in place of such abstract concepts as wealth and health.
c. doing so makes political science research more accessible to the public.
d. doing so helps make political science a real science.