Political science research methods. (7th ed.)
Reynolds, H. T
Political science research methods. (7th ed.) By Janet Buttolph Johnson and H. T. Reynolds - 7th ed. - Los Angeles: CQ Press 2012 - xxxi, 646p. : ill.
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.
9781608716890 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1608716899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011038951
POLITICAL SCIENCE-RESEARCH-METHODOLOGY
JA 71 Joh
Political science research methods. (7th ed.) By Janet Buttolph Johnson and H. T. Reynolds - 7th ed. - Los Angeles: CQ Press 2012 - xxxi, 646p. : ill.
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.
9781608716890 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1608716899 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2011038951
POLITICAL SCIENCE-RESEARCH-METHODOLOGY
JA 71 Joh