McNabb, David E., <br/><br/>
Research methods for political science :  quantitative and qualitative approaches / 
David E. McNabb. 
 - Second edition. 
 - xxii, 425 pages :  illustrations ;  26 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Research fundamentals -- 2. Research approaches and methods -- 3. Understanding the research process -- 4. Selecting a research design and choosing a research topic -- 5. Preparing a research proposal -- 6. The legal and ethical environment of research -- 7. Introduction to quantitative methods -- 8. Exploratory research : the probing approach -- 9. Descriptive research : the survey approach -- 10. Causal research : the experimental approach -- 11. Interpreting exploratory and descriptive statistics -- 12. Testing research hypotheses -- 13. Introduction to nonparametric statistics -- 14. Correlation and regression analysis in political science -- 15. Exploring multivariate statistics -- 16. Introduction to qualitative research methods -- 17. Explanatory research : case and historical methods -- 18. The interpretive approach I : grounded theory methods -- 19. The interpretive approach II : ethnographic research methods -- 20. The critical approach : feminist and empowerment research -- 21. Analysis methods for qualitative data -- 22. Analyzing texts, documents, and artifacts -- 23. Organizing information in tables, charts, and graphs -- 24. Organizing and writing a research report -- 25. Introduction to statistical software. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0765623137 9780765623133 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008049000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science--Methodology<br/>Political science--Research
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JA71.5  / .M34 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.072