Doing Research in Political Science: An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics
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ISBN: 0761951032 / Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, June 1999
Students of political science will welcome this accessible introduction to methods and statistics. T...
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Students of political science will welcome this accessible introduction to methods and statistics. The authors introduce the main theories and methodologies employed from across the social sciences in understanding and doing comparative political research. They outline the importance of the relationship of theory and method to empirical analytical research; introduce both basic descriptive and advanced multivariate and explanatory statistical techniques; and demonstrate the application of these methods and techniques to a number of research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science. Incorporating summary questions, practice exercises, glossary and further reading sections throughout, Doing Research in Polit
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