Political science research methods

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Title:

Author:

Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950-

ISBN:

9781608716890

Personal Author:

Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950-

Edition:

7th ed.

Publication Information:

Los Angeles : CQ Press, c2012.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 646 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

empirical approach to political science -- Beginning the research process : identifying a research topic, developing research questions, and reviewing the literature -- building blocks of social scientific research : hypotheses, concepts, and variables -- 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 -- research report : an annotated example.

Subject Term:

Political science -- Research -- Methodology.

Added Author:

Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.)

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Summary

Political Science Research Methods set the standard for being relevant, comprehensive, and ever-mindful of its student audience. With the seventh edition, the authors further refine their popular text to be more welcoming and more intuitive than ever--an ideal gateway to understanding not just the "how" but also the "why" behind research in the discipline.

Updates to this new edition include:

- new case studies of political science research in chapter 1--from causes of income inequality, to repression of human rights, to judicial decision making--that serve as touchpoints throughout the book;

- updated discussion in chapter 2 about the empirical approach to political science;

- a heavily revamped chapter 3 with clearer guidance on how to develop research questions along with steps for doing a literature review more appropriately placed earlier in the text;

- new extended case study on polling and the health care debate in chapter 7 on sampling;

- greater explanation of how to do content analysis in chapter 9 on document analysis;

- separate chapters for descriptive and inferential statistics step out instruction and increase accessibility; and

- a brand new annotated research article in chapter 16.

Bolded key terms, a glossary and explanatory charts, figures, and tables help aid students learning. "Helpful-hint" boxes give students nuts-and-bolts reminders they can refer to when conducting their own research.