Explorations : Conducting Empirical Research in Canadian Political Science （2ND）

Archer, Keith/ Berdahl, Loleen

Oxford Univ Pr（2011/11発売）

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製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 400 p.
言語 ENG
商品コード 9780195432329
DDC分類 320.072

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Developed specifically for political science students, Explorations provides the necessary tools for thinking about research issues in political science and understanding the power and the limitations of both quantitative and qualitative data. In accessible and engaging language, the authors take students through the steps entailed in empirical research, including conceptualizing research problems, considering ethical guidelines, determining the evidence and data that should be brought to bear, using statistical tests, measuring the concepts that a researcher wishes to address, and describing research findings. Throughout the book, students are actively engaged through exercises that challenge them to apply their understanding to familiar situations.

PART 1to Politics ; 2. Theory-Oriented Research and the Issue of Causality ; 3. Defining the Political World: Concepts ; 4. Defining the Political World: Measures ; 5. Research Ethics: People behind the Numbers ; PART 2: RESEARCH DESIGN ; 6. Observing the Political World: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches ; 7. Comparative Research ; 8. Sampling the Political World ; 9. Observing the Political World: Survey Research ; 10. Government Data Sources ; 11. Experiments ; 12. Content Analysis ; 13. Elite Interviews ; 14. Observation and Focus Group Research ; PART 3: DATA ANALYSIS ; 15. Describing the Political World: Univariate Statistics ; 16. Assessing the Political World: Inferential Statistics ; 17. Explaining the Political World: Nominal and Ordinal Data ; 18. Multivariate Analysis: An Introduction to the Deep End of the Pool ; 19. Analyzing Qualitative Data ; 20. Writing the Report