Abstract (may include machine translation)
Standard methodological advice in political science warns against the distortion of measurement decisions by judgmental elements. Judgment is subjective, common wisdom asserts, it produces opaque, biased, and unreliable data. This article, by contrast, argues that judgment is a critical intersubjective ingredient of political measurement that needs to be acknowledged and rationalized, rather than exorcised.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-36 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Perspectives on Politics |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |