Political science research methods. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Janet Buttolph Johnson, H.T. Reynolds and Jason D. Mycoff.
• Authors: Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950-; Reynolds, H. T (Henry T.); Mycoff, Jason D, 1975-
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction; Research on Inequality; Who Votes; Who Doesn’t?; Politics and the Gender Gap; Repression of Human Rights; A Look into Judicial Decision Making and Its Effects; Influencing Bureaucracies; Effects of Campaign Advertising on Voters; Research on Public Support for US Foreign Involvement; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Notes; Chapter 2: The Empirical Approach to Political Science; Elements of Empiricism; The Importance of Theory; A Brief Overview of the Empirical Research Process; Reactions to the Empirical Approach: Practical Objections; Competing Points of View; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 3: Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature; Specifying the Research Question; Sources of Ideas for Research Topics; Why Conduct a Literature Review?; Collecting Sources for a Literature Review; Writing a Literature Review; Anatomy of a Literature Review; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 4: The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables; Proposing Explanations; Formulating Hypotheses; Defining Concepts; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 5: The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement; Devising Measurement Strategies; Examples of Political Measurements: Getting to Operationalization; The Accuracy of Measurements; The Precision of Measurements; Multi-Item Measures; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 6: Research Design: Making Causal Inferences; Verifying Causal Assertions; Other Randomized Experiments; Nonrandomized Designs: Quasi-Experiments; Natural Experiments; Observational Studies; Longitudinal (Time Series) Designs; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 7: Sampling; The Basics of Sampling; Types of Samples; What Can Be Learned from a Sample of a Population; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 8: Making Empirical Observations: Firsthand Observation; Types of Data and Collection Techniques; Firsthand, Direct Observation; Firsthand, Indirect Observation; Ethical Issues in Observation; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 9: Document Analysis: Using the Written Record; Content Analysis; Types of Written Records; Advantages and Disadvantages of the Written Record; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 10: Survey Research and Interviewing; Fundamentals: Ensuring Validity and Reliability; Survey Research; Using Archived Surveys; Interviewing; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 11: Making Sense of Data: First Steps; The Data Matrix; Descriptive Statistics; Graphs for Presentation and Exploration; What’s Next; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 12: Statistical Inference; Two Kinds of Inference; Confidence Intervals and Confidence Levels; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 13: Investigating Relationships between Two Variables; The Basics of Identifying and Measuring Relationships; Table Summaries of Categorical Variable Associations; Measuring Strength of Relationships in Tables; The Relationship between a Categorical and a Quantitative Variable; Regression Analysis; Conclusion; Appendix: Regression Assumptions; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 14: Multivariate Analysis; Holding a Variable Constant; Multivariate Analysis of Categorical Data; Linear Models; Categorical Variables and Linear Models; Logistic Regression; Conclusion; Terms Introduced; Suggested Readings; Notes; Chapter 15: The Research Report: An Annotated Example; Annotated Research Report Example;
• Edition: Eighth edition
• Publisher Details: Washington, D.C : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.072; Political science -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781506307817
• Related ISBNs: 9781506307824
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