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No! Formal Theory, Causal Inference, and Big Data Are Not Contradictory Trends in Political Science

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 December 2014

Burt L. Monroe ,
Jennifer Pan ,
Margaret E. Roberts ,
Maya Sen  and
Betsy Sinclair
Burt L. Monroe
Affiliation:
Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer Pan
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Margaret E. Roberts
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
Maya Sen
Affiliation:
Harvard University
Betsy Sinclair
Affiliation:
Washington University in St. Louis
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Symposium: Big Data, Causal Inference, and Formal Theory: Contradictory Trends in Political Science?
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , January 2015 , pp. 71 - 74
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