Shively, W. Phillips, 1942-
The craft of political research [[Book] /] W. Phillips Shively. - 9th ed. - Boston : Pearson, c2013. - xiii, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Pearson classics in political science .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Doing research -- Political theories and research topics -- Importance of dimensional thinking -- Problems of measurement: accuracy -- Problems of measurement: precision -- Causal thinking and design of research -- Selection of observations for study -- Introduction to statistics: measuring relationships for interval data -- Introduction to statistics: further topics on measurement of relationships -- Introduction to statistics: inference, or how to gamble on your research.
0205854621 (alk. paper) 9780205854622 (alk. paper)
2011040929
Political science--Research--Methodology.
320.072
/ S C
The craft of political research [[Book] /] W. Phillips Shively. - 9th ed. - Boston : Pearson, c2013. - xiii, 176 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Pearson classics in political science .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Doing research -- Political theories and research topics -- Importance of dimensional thinking -- Problems of measurement: accuracy -- Problems of measurement: precision -- Causal thinking and design of research -- Selection of observations for study -- Introduction to statistics: measuring relationships for interval data -- Introduction to statistics: further topics on measurement of relationships -- Introduction to statistics: inference, or how to gamble on your research.
0205854621 (alk. paper) 9780205854622 (alk. paper)
2011040929
Political science--Research--Methodology.
320.072
/ S C