03497cam a2200445 i 4500 ocn931793478 OCoLC 20240712133738.0 151005t20162016caua b 001 0 eng c 2015487366 1506307825 9781506307824 AU@ 000057060422 NLGGC 401008096 (OCoLC)931793478 (OCoLC)922916766 (OCoLC)926666790 Cq Pr, 2455 Teller rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320, (202)7291900 SAN 202-1803 YDXCP eng rda YDXCP OCLCO CDX SISMU OCLCF OCLCO ORU OCLCO OCLCQ OCL OCLCO NRC SHS FIE SFR BUF OCLCQ L2U OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCL pcc JA71 .J55 2016 320/.072 23 89.03 bcl Johnson, Janet Buttolph, 1950- author. Political science research methods / Janet Buttolph Johnson, H.T. Reynolds, Jason D. Mycoff. Eighth edition. Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2016] �2016 xxii, 632 p : color ill ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Step by step, Political Science Research Methods walks students through the logic of research design, carefully explaining how researchers choose which method to employ. The Eighth Edition of this trusted resource offers a greater emphasis on the ways in which particular methods are used by undergraduates, expanded coverage of the role of the Internet in research and analysis, and more international examples. New to this edition: Streamlined content that delivers greater clarity of concepts and a tighter focus on what matters most; Learning objectives encourage close, focused reading and measurable takeaways; New and updated examples of research serve as touchstones throughout the book and demonstrate a greater variety of data collection methods: Greater emphasis on how particular research methods are used by undergraduate students; Expanded coverage of the role of the Internet in research and analysis; A brand new annotated research article in Chapter 15.-- Provided by publisher. Political science Methodology. Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.), author. Mycoff, Jason D., 1975- author. has work: Political science research methods (Work) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGMjdmRHTXfWfVCQV49MT3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 77 OTHER HOLDINGS 1098 1098 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-07-12 0 JA71 .J55 2016 2024-1749 2024-07-12 13:38:34 2024-07-12 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-07-12 0 JA71 .J55 2016 2024-1750 2024-07-12 13:38:34 2024-07-12 BK