Political science research methods

Abstract

Table of Contents (Each chapter ends with Conclusion, Terms Introduced, and Suggested Readings.)1. Introduction 2. Studying Politics Scientifically3. Research Design4. The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables5. Conducting a Literature Review 6. The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement7. Making Empirical Observations: Direct and Indirect Observation 8. Document Analysis: Using the Written Record9. Sampling10. Elite Interviewing and Survey Research11. Univariate Data Analysis and Descriptive Statistics12. Measuring Relationships and Testing Hypotheses: Bivariate Data Analysis 13. Searching for Complete Explanations and Causal Knowledge: Multivariate Analysis14. The Research Report: An Annotated Example

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