The essentials of political analysis. ([2012])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip H. Pollock III.
• Authors: III, Pollock, Philip H
• Contents: Introduction; The Definition and Measurement of Concepts; Conceptual Definitions; Operational Definitions; Measuring and Describing Variables; Measuring Variables; Describing Variables; Proposing Explanations, Framing Hypotheses, and Making Comparisons; Proposing Explanations; Framing Hypotheses; Making Comparisons; Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns; The “How Else?” Question: Making Controlled Comparisons; Experimental Studies; Observational Studies; Three Scenarios: X Y, Controlling for Z; Sampling and Inference; Cross-Tabulation Analysis; Graphing Controlled Comparisons; Foundations of Statistical Inference; Population Parameters and Sample Statistics; Random Sampling; The Standard Error of a Sample Mean; Inference Using the Normal Distribution; Inference Using the Students' T-Distribution; What About Sample Proportions?; Tests of Significance and Measures of Association; Statistical Significance; Measures of Association; Correlation and Linear Regression; Correlation; Bivariate Regression; R-Square; Dummy Variable Regression; Logistic Regression; The Logistic Regression Approach; Finding the Best Fit: Maximum Likelihood Estimation; Logistic Regression with Multiple Independent Variables; Working with Probabilities
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.072; Political science -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483305189
• Related ISBNs: 148330518X; 9781608716869
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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