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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788027903321

Titolo

The political research experience : readings and analysis / / [edited by] Marcus E. Ethridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-45541-X

9780765607550

0-7656-0757-3

1-315-69929-X

1-317-45542-8

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

EthridgeMarcus E

Disciplina

320/.072

Soggetti

Political science - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2002 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction : a science of politics -- 2. The logic of research design : experiments and quasi-experiments -- 3. Measurement and operationalization I : variables pertaining to aggregate units -- 4. Measurement and operationalization II : variables pertaining to individual behavior -- 5. Surveys -- 6. Indexing -- 7. Content analysis -- 8. Sampling -- 9. Rational choice analysis -- 10. Univariate analysis : statistics of a single variable -- 11. Bivariate analysis : statistics of two variables -- 12. Multivariate analysis : statistics of more than two variables -- 13. Scientific principles in political study : some enduring controversies.