Extrapolation, Analogy, and Comparative Process Tracing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10703117 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francesco Guala (0000-0002-6252-2264, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1070-1082 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/656541 |
| OpenAlex | W2093210153 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 13 |
Comparative process tracing is the best analysis of extrapolation inferences in the philosophical and scientific literature so far. In this essay I examine some similarities and differences between comparative process tracing and former attempts to capture the logic of extrapolation, such as the analogical approach. I show that these accounts are not different in spirit, although comparative process tracing supersedes previous proposals in terms of analytical detail. I also examine some qualms about the possibility of drawing extrapolation inferences in the social sciences and conclude by suggesting that there may be cases of extrapolation without process tracing
Analogy · Epistemology · Extrapolation · Political science · Process (computing) · Process tracing · Statistics · Tracing · Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
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| Unique citing works | 23 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,64 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |