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

The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics. It offers the basic tools necessary for readers to become both critical consumers and beginning producers of scientific research on politics. Professors Kellstedt and Whitten present an integrated approach to research design and empirical analyses in which researchers can develop and test causal theories. The authors use examples from political science research that students will find interesting and inspiring, and that will help them understand key concepts. The book makes technical material accessible to students who might otherwise be intimidated by mathematical examples. This revised second edition refines discussions from the first edition, with a new chapter on how to write an original research project. The second edition also contains an additional forty exercises and adds definitions for terms discussed in each chapter.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. THE FUNDAMENTALS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. Preface to the Second Edition
  9. Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
  10. Acknowledgments to the First Edition
  11. 1 The Scientific Study of Politics
  12. 2 The Art of Theory Building
  13. 3 Evaluating Causal Relationships
  14. 4 Research Design
  15. 5 Getting to Know Your Data: Evaluating Measurement and Variations
  16. 6 Probability and Statistical Inference
  17. 7 Bivariate Hypothesis Testing
  18. 8 Bivariate Regression Models
  19. 9 Multiple Regression: The Basics
  20. 10 Multiple Regression Model Specification
  21. 11 Limited Dependent Variables and Time-Series Data
  22. 12 Putting It All Together to Produce Effective Research
  23. A Critical Values of Chi-Square
  24. B Critical Values of t
  25. C The Link Function for Binomial Logit Models
  26. D The Link Function for Binomial Probit Models
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index