The Fundamentals of Political Science Research
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The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

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The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

About this book

Paul M. Kellstedt's and Guy D. Whitten's The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics, supplying students with the basic tools needed to be both critical consumers and producers of scholarly research in political science. The book begins with a discussion of what it means to take a scientific approach to the study of politics. At the core of such an approach is the development of causal theories. Because there is no magic formula by which theories are developed, the authors present a series of strategies and develop an integrated approach to research design and empirical analyses that allows students to determine the plausibility of their causal theories. The text's accessible presentation of mathematical concepts and regression models with two or more independent variables is a key component to this process, along with the integration of examples from political science and the real world to help students grasp the fundamental concepts.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 The Scientific Study of Politics
  11. 2 The Art of Theory Building
  12. 3 Evaluating Causal Relationships
  13. 4 Research Design
  14. 5 Measurement
  15. 6 Descriptive Statistics and Graphs
  16. 7 Statistical Inference
  17. 8 Bivariate Hypothesis Testing
  18. 9 Bivariate Regression Models
  19. 10 Multiple Regression Models I: The Basics
  20. 11 Multiple Regression Models II: Crucial Extensions
  21. 12 Multiple Regression Models III: Applications
  22. APPENDIX A Critical Values of X2
  23. APPENDIX B Critical Values of t
  24. APPENDIX C The Link Function for BNL Models
  25. APPENDIX D The Link Function for BNP Models
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index