Political science research methods / Janet Buttolph Johnson, H.T. Reynolds, Jason D. Mycoff.

Author/creator Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950- author.
Other author Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.) author.
Other author Mycoff, Jason D., 1975- author.
Format Book
EditionEighth edition.
PublicationThousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2016]
Copyright Date©2016
Descriptionxxii, 632 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Political science--Methodology.
Political science--Research. --Methodology.

Contents Introduction -- The empirical approach to political science -- Beginning the research process : identifying a research topic, developing research questions, and reviewing the literature -- The building blocks of social scientific research : hypotheses, concepts, and variables -- The building blocks of social scientific research : measurement -- Research design : making causal inferences -- Sampling -- Making empirical observations : firsthand 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 -- The research report : an annotated example.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN1506307825 (paperback)
ISBN9781506307824 (paperback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JA71 .J55 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold