TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pollock,Philip H.
TI  - The essentials of political analysis
SN  - 1568029977
AV  - JA86 .P65 2005
U1  - 320.072 22
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - CQ Press
KW  - Political science
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-219) and index; 1; The measurement of concepts --; 2; Explanations and hypotheses --; 3; Describing variables and making comparisons --; 4; The "how else?" question : making controlled comparisons --; 5; Sampling and inference --; 6; Tests of significance and measures of association --; 7; Correlation and linear regression --; 8; Logistic regression --; 9; Thinking empirically, thinking probabilistically
N2  - "Presents the logic and practice of political analysis--including concepts, measurement, and hypothesis testing. Covers basic statistical skills, correlation and least squares regression, and binary logistic regression. Provides examples, key terms, and exercises and is accompanied by a workbook"--Provided by publisher
ER  -