Research methods in political science : an introduction using microcase

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LeRoy, Michael K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Massachusetts : Wadsworth Cengage Learning , c2013
Edition:8th ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A brief overview of research methods in political science
  • 2. Measurement I : the basic ideas
  • 3. Measurement II : types of data
  • 4. Variables, variation, and explanation
  • 5. Hypotheses
  • 6. Sampling
  • 7. Data preparation and entry
  • 8. Descriptive statistics
  • 9. How to read a cross-tabulation
  • 10. Tests of statistical significance and measures of association
  • 11. Cross-tabulation and statistics : controlling for a third variable
  • 12. Correlation and regression
  • 13. The overall process