A political science student's practical guide. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leanne C. Powner.
• Other Names: Powner, Leanne C
• Contents: Part I: The Preliminaries; Chapter 1: From Research Topic to Research Question; Doing Social Science; Research Questions and This Course’s Research Project; From Research Topic to Research Question; Finding and Refining a Research Question; Writing Your Paper; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 2: From Research Question to Theory to Hypothesis; What Is a Theory?; From Question to Theory; From Theory to Hypothesis; Writing Your Theory Section; Summary; Key Terms; Part II: The Practicalities; Chapter 3: Doing Pre-Research; The Parts of an Empirical Paper; How to Think About Literature(s); How to Find Literature(s); How to Organize Literature(s); How to Write the Literature Review; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 4: Choosing a Design that Fits Your Question; Types of Hypotheses; What Type of Analysis Should I Conduct?<br /> Overview of Techniques; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 5: Case Selection and Study Design for Qualitative Research; Qualitative Study Design; Hypothesis-Testing Techniques and Case Selection; Writing Your Methodology Section; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 6: Qualitative Data Collection and Management; Information, Data, and Evidence; Measurement; Maximizing Leverage Over Your Hypotheses; Data Collection Techniques; Sources and Resources; Data Management Options; Writing About Data Collection; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 7: Quantitative Data Collection and Management; Identifying Data Needs: What Cases?; Identifying Data Needs: What Variables?; Measurement: Matching Concepts to Indicators; Getting Ready-to-Use Data; Collecting and Managing Your Own Data; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 8: Preparing Quantitative Data for Analysis; Transferring Data into Your Stats Program; Dealing With Missing Data; Preparing to Analyze Your Data; Other Data Manipulations; The Theory-Data Danger Zone: Endogeneity, Simultaneity, and Omitted Variable Bias; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 9: Writing up Your Research; The Abstract; The Bookends; The Results: Conventions of Reporting and Discussing Quantitative Analysis; Discussing Qualitative Evidence and Claims; Summary; Key Terms; Part III: Post-paper Processes; Chapter 10: Practicing Peer Review; Writing Without Whining; Self-Editing; Practicing Peer Review; Writing Your Review of Peer Research; Summary; Key Terms; Chapter 11: Posters, Presentations, and Publishing; Presentations; Posters; Slip ‘n’ Slide; Post-paper Possibilities; Brief Remarks on Graduate Study in Political Science and International Relations; Summary;
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (320 pages)
• Subjects: 320.072; Political science -- Methodology; Political science -- Research -- Methodology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483370668; 1483370666
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