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Political science research methods / Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds

By: Johnson, Janet Buttolph [author].

Contributor(s): Reynolds, Henry T [author].

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BookPublisher: Los Angeles, CA : SAGE/CQ Press, [2012]Edition: Seventh edition.Description: xxxi, 646 pages : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781608716890.Subject(s): Political science -- Research -- Methodology

Contents:

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

Note(s):

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Book	Main Library Reference Section	Reference	R 320.072 J67p 2012 (Browse shelf)	Room use only		32115QC

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