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Selection Bias and Social Science History
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-20, 22:10 authored by Inwood, K, Hamish Maxwell-StewartHamish Maxwell-StewartHistorians and social scientists routinely, and inevitably, rely on sources that are unrepresentative of the past. The articles in this special issue of the journal illustrate the widespread prevalence of selection bias in historical sources, and the ways in which historians negotiate this challenge to reach useful conclusions from valuable, if imperfect sources.
History
Publication title
Social Science HistoryVolume
44Pagination
411-416ISSN
0145-5532Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
Duke Univ PressPlace of publication
905 W Main St, Ste 18-B, Durham, USA, Nc, 27701Rights statement
© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Social Science History Association.Repository Status
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