Political science research methods / Janet Buttolph Johnson, H.T. Reynolds, Jason D. Mycoff.
| Author/creator |
Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950- author. |
| Other author/creator | Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.) author. |
| Other author/creator | Mycoff, Jason D., 1975- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | Eighth edition. |
| Publication Info | Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2016] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | xxii, 632 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- 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 : firsthand 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1506307825 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9781506307824 (paperback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | JA71 .J55 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |