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

Author/creator Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950-
Other author Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.)
Other author Mycoff, Jason D., 1975-
Format Book
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : CQ Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxvi, 613 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects
Political science--Methodology.

Contents Introduction -- Studying Politics Scientifically -- The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables -- The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement -- Research Design -- Conducting a Literature Review -- Sampling -- Making Empirical Observations: Direct and Indirect Observation -- Document Analysis: Using the Written Record -- Survey Research and Interviewing -- Statistics: First Steps -- Investigating Relationships between Two Variables -- Multivariate Analysis -- The Research Report: An Annotated Example.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2007046524
ISBN9780872894426 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
ISBN0872894428 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 9780872894426