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Political science research methods / Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds.--

By: Contributor(s): Los Angeles : CQ Press, ©2012Edition: 7th edDescription: xxxi, 646 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781608716890 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1608716899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 320.072/J63
LOC classification:
  • JA71 .J55 2012
Other classification:
  • CAS
Contents:
The empirical approach to political science -- Beginning the research process : identifying a research topic, developing research questions, and reviewing the literature -- The building blocks of social scientific research : hypotheses, concepts, and variables -- The building blocks of social scientific research : measurement -- Research design : making causal inferences -- Sampling -- Making empirical observations : direct and indirect observation -- Document analysis : using the written record -- Survey research and interviewing -- Making sense of data : first steps -- Statistical inference -- Investigating relationships between two variables -- Multivariate analysis -- The research report : an annotated example.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The empirical approach to political science -- Beginning the research process : identifying a research topic, developing research questions, and reviewing the literature -- The building blocks of social scientific research : hypotheses, concepts, and variables -- The building blocks of social scientific research : measurement -- Research design : making causal inferences -- Sampling -- Making empirical observations : direct and indirect observation -- Document analysis : using the written record -- Survey research and interviewing -- Making sense of data : first steps -- Statistical inference -- Investigating relationships between two variables -- Multivariate analysis -- The research report : an annotated example.

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