Imagine That an Analyst Is Interested in Understanding Why Civil

question 36

Multiple Choice

Imagine that an analyst is interested in understanding why civil wars occur. If the analyst chooses to study only cases in which civil wars have occurred (e.g., in the Congo, Greece, Spain, Sri Lanka, the United States, and Yugoslavia) , then she is using

• A) Mill's Method of Agreement.
• B) Mill's Method of Difference.
• C) Mill's Method of Agreement and Method of Difference.

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