Research methods in political science : an introduction using microcase

Use award-winning software to analyze and critically evaluate real data with the Eighth Edition of RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE: AN INTRODUCTION USING MICROCASE EXPLORIT. This workbook includes a Windows version of MicroCase ExplorIt, a user-friendly program that makes it easy to manipulate...

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Main Author: LeRoy, Michael K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2013
Edition:8th ed
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