Doing Research in Political Science :An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics ( 2 )

Publication subTitle :An Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics

Publication series :2

Author: Pennings   Paul;Keman   Hans;Kleinnijenhuis   Jan  

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd‎

Publication year: 2005

E-ISBN: 9781848606074

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781412903776

Subject: D Political and Legal

Keyword: 政治、法律

Language: ENG

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This is an immensely helpful book for students starting their own research… an excellent introduction to the comparative method giving an authoritative overview over the research process

- Klaus Armingeon, University of Bern

Doing Research in Political Science is the book for mastering the comparative method in all the social sciences

- Jan-Erik Lane, University of Geneva

This book has established itself as a concise and well-readable text on comparative methods and statistics in political science I…strongly recommend it.

- Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps-University Marburg

This thoroughly revised edition of the popular textbook offers an accessible but comprehensive introduction to comparative research methods and statistics for students of political science. Clearly organized around three parts, the text introduces the main theories and methodologies used in the discipline.

Part 1 frames the comparative approach within the methodological framework of the political and social sciences.

Part 2 introduces basic descriptive and inferential statistical methods as well as more advanced multivariate methods used in quantitative political analysis.

Part 3 applies the methods and techniques of Parts 1 & 2 to research questions drawn from contemporary themes and issues in political science.

Incorporating practice exercis

Chapter

2 The comparative approach:theory and method

3 Meaning and use of the comparative method: research design

Part 2 - Statistics in Political Science

4 Concepts, cases, data and measurement

5 Explorative and descriptive statistics

6 Multivariate analysis and causal inference

Part 3 - Doing Political Research

7 How problems arise

8 How decisions are made

9 How problems are solved

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

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