The essentials of political analysis / (Record no. 28444)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2015024944 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781506305837 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
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| Description conventions | rda |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | JA86 |
| Item number | .P65 2016 |
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| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 320.072/P76 |
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| Classification number | CAS |
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| Number where instructions are found-single number or beginning number of span | CAS 320.072/P76 |
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| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pollock, Philip H., |
| Titles and words associated with a name | III. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 8895 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The essentials of political analysis / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Philip H. Pollock III, University of Central Florida. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Fifth edition. |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Los Angeles, California, USA : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | ©2016. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 255 pages ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction What This Book Is About Facts and Values in Perspective The Scientific Approach Conclusion Chapter 1: The Definition and Measurement of Concepts Conceptual Definitions Operational Definitions Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 2: Measuring and Describing Variables Measuring Variables Describing Variables Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 3: Proposing Explanations, Framing Hypotheses, and Making Comparisons Proposing Explanations Framing Hypotheses Making Comparisons Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 4: Research Design and the Logic of Control Experimental Designs Controlled Comparisons Three Scenarios Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 5: Making Controlled Comparisons Cross-tabulation Analysis Graphing Controlled Comparisons An Example of Interaction Mean Comparison Analysis Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 6: Foundations of Statistical Inference Population Parameters and Sample Statistics Random Sampling The Standard Error of a Sample Mean Inference Using the Normal Distribution Inference Using the Student's t-Distribution What About Sample Proportions? Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 7: Tests of Significance and Measures of Association Statistical Significance Measures of Association Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 8: Correlation and Linear Regression Correlation Bivariate Regression R-square Dummy Variable Regression Multiple Regression Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 9: Logistic Regression The Logistic Regression Approach Finding the Best Fit: Maximum Likelihood Estimation Logistic Regression with Multiple Independent Variables Working with Probabilities: MEMs and MERs Summary Key Terms Exercises Chapter 10: Thinking Empirically, Thinking Probabilistically Thinking Empirically Thinking Probabilistically |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Equipping students with the skills needed to do political analysis and critically assess statistical research, this Fifth Edition has been updated with new data sources, coverage of box plots and error bar charts, and looks at visual depictions of variables. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Political science |
| General subdivision | Research |
| -- | Methodology |
| Form subdivision | Textbooks. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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