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9781506305837: The Essentials of Political Analysis
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ISBN 10: 1506305830 ISBN 13: 9781506305837
Editorial: CQ Press, 2015

Sinopsis

"Overall, this is the best political science research methods book I’ve seen."

-William Field, Rutgers University

Building students’ analytic abilities and developing their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and engaging examples, this accessible introduction to the essential elements of political analysis walks students through the basics―measuring concepts, describing variables, formulating and testing hypotheses, controlling for alternative explanations, and interpreting graphic displays, and nearly 50 practical exercises motivate them to use their new skills with confidence.

New to this edition:

  • All examples updated with current data sources
  • Treatment of visual depictions of variables and relationships and enhanced coverage of logistic regression
  • A total of 48 end-of-chapter exercises, many new or completely revised
  • More accessible discussion of spurious, additive, and interaction relationships
  • Coverage of box plots and error bar charts
  • New discussion of ways to represent probabilities in logistic regression

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Acerca del autor

Philip H. Pollock III is a professor of political science at the University of Central Florida. He has taught courses in research methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels for more than thirty years. His main research interests are American public opinion, voting behavior, techniques of quantitative analysis, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. His recent research has been on the effectiveness of Internet-based instruction. Pollock’s research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, and the British Journal of Political Science. Recent scholarly publications include articles in Political Research Quarterly, the Journal of Political Science Education, and PS: Political Science and Politics.

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Editorial
CQ Press
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1506305830
ISBN 13 
9781506305837
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
5
Número de páginas
280
Contacto del fabricante
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