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Reflection, Reflection: A Comment and Modest Proposal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Walter J. Stone*
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Boulder, Political Research Quarterly

Extract

Several important areas of agreement in the King-Herrnson debate suggest that a broad consensus exists on the desirability of changing disciplinary practice and norms governing the collection and release of original data. After reading both essays, I am convinced that both Gary King and Paul Herrnson would agree that (1) Collecting and organizing political science data is often a costly enterprise that requires a substantial commitment of valued resources, including money, time, and expertise.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The American Political Science Association 1995

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Footnotes

1.

Thanks to Ron Rapoport and Mike Ward for their helpful comments on an earlier draft.

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