Jerrim, J;
De Vries, R;
(2015)
The limitations of quantitative social science for informing public policy.
Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice
, 13
(1)
pp. 117-133.
10.1332/174426415X14431000856662.
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Abstract
Quantitative social science (QSS) has the potential to make an important contribution to public policy. However it also has a number of limitations. The aim of this paper is to explain these limitations to a non-specialist audience and to identify a number of ways in which QSS research could be improved to better inform public policy.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The limitations of quantitative social science for informing public policy |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1332/174426415X14431000856662 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426415X14431000856662 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Jerrim, J; De Vries, R; (2016) The limitations of quantitative social science for informing public policy. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice, is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426415X14431000856662 - See more at: http://www.policypress.co.uk/info_archiving.asp?#sthash.e5glOzk0.dpuf |
| Keywords: | Independent verification; replication; publication bias; statistical uncertainty; public policy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474166 |
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