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    Journal article

    The limitations of quantitative social science for informing public policy
    28 Sep 2015
    131
    John Jerrim, Robert de Vries
    Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research

    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...

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    Can social science still be used as a foundation for public policy? On improving the reliability of evidence
    7 Dec 2015
    85
    John Jerrim, Robert de Vries
    London School of Economics and Political Science

    John Jerrim and Robert de Vries argue a radical overhaul is needed of how social science is published and produced for it to provide a helpful basis for public policy. More progress is needed in particular over the lack of transparency of the research process,...

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