Research methods in political science : an introduction using MicroCase / Michael K. Le Roy, Michael Corbett.
By: Le Roy, Michael K [author]
Contributor(s): Corbett, Michael [author]
Language: English Publisher: Belmont, California : Thomson Higher Education, c2006Edition: Sixth editionDescription: xix, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0534602355Subject(s): MicroCase | Political science -- Statistical methods -- Computer programsDDC classification: 320.028553 LOC classification: JA71.7 | .C67 2006Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On prev. ed. Corbett's name appears first.
"Wadsworth MicroCase student version"--Cover.
Includes access code to MicroCase Explorit software.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Brief overview of research methods in Political Science --
25. Measurement I: the basic ideas --
47. Measurement II: types of data --
67. Variables, variation, and explanation --
87. Hypothesis --
105. Sampling --
129. Data preparation and entry --
141. Descriptive statistics --
161. How to read a cross-tabulation and measures of association --
181. Tests of statistical significance and measures of association --
209. Bivariate analysis using ANOVA --
223. Cross-tabulation and statistics: controlling for a third variable --
247. Correlation and regression.
This workbook includes a Windows version of MicroCase ExplorIt, a user-friendly program that makes it easy to manipulate and learn from actual data without getting bogged down in complicated statistical software. Over two dozen research-quality data files are included in this package, along with fourteen exercise worksheets (one per chapter) that let you see the real impact of the concepts they study.
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