Working with Political Science Research Methods
Problems and Exercises
3rd Edition
Published on 19. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-60871-690-6 (ISBN)
Description
Practice makes perfect. The new Third Edition of Working with Political Science Research Methods continues to support student learning by offering the perfect opportunity to practice each of the methods presented in the core text. Designed to be paired with the text, chapter for chapter, the workbook breaks out each aspect of the research process into manageable parts and features new exercises and updated data sets. A solutions manual with answers to the workbook is available to adopters.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
SAGE Publications Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
374 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60871-690-6 (9781608716906)
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Janet B. Johnson | H. T. Reynolds
Working with Political Science Research Methods
Problems and Exercises
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Person
Jason Mycoff is associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. His research is on American political institutions, in particular the US Congress, congressional committees, and parties.
Content
Introduction
The Empirical Approach to Political Science
Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Topic, Developing 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
The Empirical Approach to Political Science
Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Topic, Developing 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