Johnson, Janet Buttolph,
Political science research methods [electronic resource] / - Eighth edition - one online resource, 652 pages : illustrations ;
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 -- Appendices -- Glossary
9781506307824
Political science -- Research -- Methodology.
320.072 23
Political science research methods [electronic resource] / - Eighth edition - one online resource, 652 pages : illustrations ;
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 -- Appendices -- Glossary
9781506307824
Political science -- Research -- Methodology.
320.072 23