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Political analysis : a guide to data & statistics / Matthew Loveless.

By: Publisher: London : SAGE Publications Ltd ; Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Publications Inc., [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Description: vi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781529774832
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 23 320.0727 L94 2023
LOC classification:
  • JA71.7 .L68 2023
Contents:
An Introduction. The Scientific Method And Statistics -- Theory And Hypotheses -- Data And Variables -- Research Design -- Statistics And The Scientific Study Of Politics -- Descriptive Statistics. Univariate Descriptive Statistics -- Measures Of Association I: Nominal- And Ordinal-Level Variables -- Measures Of Association II: Means Comparison And Correlation -- Measures Of Association III: (Bivariate) Regression -- Inferential Statistics. An Introduction To Inference -- Inference For Nominal- & Ordinal-level Variables -- The Central Limit Theorem -- Inference For Interval-Level Variables -- Multiple Regression. Multiple Regression -- Extensions To Multiple Regression -- Issues With Multiple Regression -- Binary Logistic Regression -- Categorical And Limited Dependent Variables -- Current Debates. Big Alternatives -- The Ethics Of Data Analysis.
Summary: "From news reporting on elections or unfolding political crises to everyday advertising, you are confronted with statistics. Rather than being swayed by bad arguments and questionable correlations, this book introduces you to the most common and contemporary statistical methods so that you can better understand the world. It's not about mindless number crunching or flashy techniques but about knowing when to use statistics as the best means to analyse a problem"-- Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Introduction. The Scientific Method And Statistics -- Theory And Hypotheses -- Data And Variables -- Research Design -- Statistics And The Scientific Study Of Politics -- Descriptive Statistics. Univariate Descriptive Statistics -- Measures Of Association I: Nominal- And Ordinal-Level Variables -- Measures Of Association II: Means Comparison And Correlation -- Measures Of Association III: (Bivariate) Regression -- Inferential Statistics. An Introduction To Inference -- Inference For Nominal- & Ordinal-level Variables -- The Central Limit Theorem -- Inference For Interval-Level Variables -- Multiple Regression. Multiple Regression -- Extensions To Multiple Regression -- Issues With Multiple Regression -- Binary Logistic Regression -- Categorical And Limited Dependent Variables -- Current Debates. Big Alternatives -- The Ethics Of Data Analysis.

"From news reporting on elections or unfolding political crises to everyday advertising, you are confronted with statistics. Rather than being swayed by bad arguments and questionable correlations, this book introduces you to the most common and contemporary statistical methods so that you can better understand the world. It's not about mindless number crunching or flashy techniques but about knowing when to use statistics as the best means to analyse a problem"-- Publisher.

CAS Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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