Review article
SELECTION AND VALUE BIAS IN THE SURVEY OF (STATE) TERRORISM
Danijela Lucić
Abstract
The selection bias is reflected in the choosing only those cases which confirm the researcher’s thesis, while the value bias is associated with research preferences, values and attitudes on the subject of research. The mainstream terrorism studies are focused on the non-state terrorism, the one carried out by a terrorist organisation. These studies do not discuss the state terrorism, means the one carried out and aid by states. Ignorant attitude of the majority of scientists and experts is the result of several years of collaboration with the state authorities which used this knowledge for the policy defining. The conclusion is that the relationship between science, experts and state authorities has resulted in the value bias that generates a selection bias so genuine examples of state terrorism were not taken into account to explain (the state) terrorism.
Keywords
terrorism; state terrorism; selection bias; value bias
Hrčak ID:
156737
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2015.
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