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Comparative Politics Midterm
PS 241
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/24/2012

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hypothesis
Definition
testable implications of a theory aka answer to a question (theory)

expressed in terms of outcome and explanatory variables
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outcome variables
Definition
variable you're measuring
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explanatory variables
Definition
reason for the outcome
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nominal vs real
Definition
real = without inflation , nominal = inflation included
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causal inference
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operationalizing(?)
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Direct Colonial rule
Definition
involve the establishment of a bureaucracy and (maybe) the incorporation of local (hereditary) rulers into that bureaucracy.
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Indirect Colonial Rule
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relies on agreements with local rulers who maintain their pre existing patterns of control and administration
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operationalization
Definition
going from a broad concept to something more specific to measure it
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correlations
Definition
when two variables are associated or related but not causal. they can be strong or weak, negative or positive
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