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Empirical political analysis : quantitative and qualitativeresearch methods / Jarol B. Manheim [and others].

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Pearson/Longman, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Seventh editionDescription: 445 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0205576400
  • 9780205576401
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.072 22
LOC classification:
  • JA86 .M35 2008
Contents:
Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Research Process -- Part II. Preparing to Do Research -- 2. Theory Building: Concepts and Hypotheses in Political Research -- 3. Setting the Foundation: Techniques of Systematic Bibliographic Search -- 4. Internet Research -- 5. From Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement -- 6. Working from a Plan: Considerations in Research Design -- 7. Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling -- Part III. Quantitative Methods -- 8. Survey Research -- 9. Scaling Techniques -- 10. Content Analysis -- 11. Sources and Applications of Aggregate Data -- 12. Comparative Research -- 13. Social Network Analysis: Finding Structure in a Complex World -- Part IV. Analyzing Quantitative Data -- 14. Data Preparation and Data Processing -- 15. Describing the Data: The Construction of Tables and Charts -- 16. Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable -- 17. Statistics II: Examining Relationships Between Two Variables -- 18. Statistics III: Examining Relationships Among Several Variables -- Part IV. Qualitative Methods -- 19. Direct Observation -- 20. Focus Group Methodologies -- 21. Elite and Specialized Interviewing -- Part V. Conclusion -- 22. Writing (and Reading) the Research Report -- 23. Overview.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Research Process -- Part II. Preparing to Do Research -- 2. Theory Building: Concepts and Hypotheses in Political Research -- 3. Setting the Foundation: Techniques of Systematic Bibliographic Search -- 4. Internet Research -- 5. From Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement -- 6. Working from a Plan: Considerations in Research Design -- 7. Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling -- Part III. Quantitative Methods -- 8. Survey Research -- 9. Scaling Techniques -- 10. Content Analysis -- 11. Sources and Applications of Aggregate Data -- 12. Comparative Research -- 13. Social Network Analysis: Finding Structure in a Complex World -- Part IV. Analyzing Quantitative Data -- 14. Data Preparation and Data Processing -- 15. Describing the Data: The Construction of Tables and Charts -- 16. Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable -- 17. Statistics II: Examining Relationships Between Two Variables -- 18. Statistics III: Examining Relationships Among Several Variables -- Part IV. Qualitative Methods -- 19. Direct Observation -- 20. Focus Group Methodologies -- 21. Elite and Specialized Interviewing -- Part V. Conclusion -- 22. Writing (and Reading) the Research Report -- 23. Overview.

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