TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Janet Buttolph
AU  - Reynolds,H.T.
TI  - Political science research methods
SN  - 9781608716890 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - JA71 .J55 2012
U1  - 320.072/J63 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - CQ Press
KW  - Political science
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
N1  - 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; CAS
ER  -