comparative method of investigation

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• Comparative method — This article is about the comparative method in linguistics. For other kinds of comparative methods, see Comparative (disambiguation). Linguistic map representing a Tree model of the Romance languages based on the comparative method. Here the… …   Wikipedia

• comparative method — noun : a method of investigation (as of ethnologic phenomena and relations) based on comparison * * * Historical Ling. a body of procedures and criteria used by linguists to determine whether and how two or more languages are related and to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Comparative research — is a research methodology in the social sciences that aims to make comparisons across different countries or cultures. A major problem in comparative research is that the data sets in different countries may not use the same categories, or define …   Wikipedia

• Comparative bullet-lead analysis — (CBLA) also known as Compositional bullet lead analysis) is a now discredited and abandoned[1] forensic technique which used chemistry to link crime scene bullets to ones possessed by suspects on the theory that each batch of lead had a unique… …   Wikipedia

• Quantitative comparative linguistics — is a branch of comparative linguistics that applies mathematical models to the problem of classifying language relatedness. This includes the use of computational phylogenetics and cladistics to define an optimal tree (or network) to represent a… …   Wikipedia

• qualitative comparative analysis — (QCA) The name given by Charles Ragin (The Comparative Method, 1987) to his proposed technique for solving the problems that are caused for comparative macrosociologists by the fact that they must often make causal inferences on the basis of only …   Dictionary of sociology

• Historical comparative research — is the study of past events and questions using methods in sociology and other social scientific research to inform the possible outcomes and answers to current events and questions. [cite web|url=http://uk.geocities.com/balihar… …   Wikipedia

• History of scientific method — The history of scientific method is inseparable from the history of science itself. The development and elaboration of rules for scientific reasoning and investigation has not been straightforward; scientific method has been the subject of… …   Wikipedia

• Qualitative comparative analysis — (QCA) is a technique, developed by Charles Ragin in 1987, for solving the problems that are caused by making causal inferences on the basis of only a small number of cases. [ [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88 qualitativecomparatvnlyss.html… …   Wikipedia

• Therapies under investigation for multiple sclerosis — Scientists continue their efforts to create new and better therapies for multiple sclerosis. There are a number of treatments under investigation that may improve function, curtail attacks, or limit the progression of the underlying disease. Many …   Wikipedia

• linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …   Universalium