Knowing what we are talking about: why evidence doesn't always travel

被引:59
|
作者
Cartwright, Nancy [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Durham, Dept Philosophy, Durham DH1 3HP, England
来源
EVIDENCE & POLICY | 2013年 / 9卷 / 01期
关键词
efficacy; effectiveness; inference; external validity;
D O I
10.1332/174426413X662581
中图分类号
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
When is a well-established study result that a given policy/programme/treatment produced a given outcome in a particular study setting ('there') evidence that that policy/programme/ treatment will produce that outcome in a new setting ('here')? This paper insists that 'there' and 'here' be firmly distinguished and offers in answer that we must have evidence that two further facts obtain: (a) that the policy can play the same causal role widely (widely enough to cover both here and there) and (b) that a complete set of the support factors necessary for the policy to operate here are present in some individuals here.
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页码:97 / 112
页数:16
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