Political science research methods. ([2016])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Political science research methods. ([2016])
- Main Title:
- Political science research methods
- Further Information:
- Note: Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds, 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 ofChapter 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; … (more)
- Edition:
- Eighth edition
- Publisher Details:
- Los Angeles : SAGE Reference/CQ Press
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 320.072
Political science -- Research -- Methodology - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781506307848
1506307841 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781506307824
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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