Empirical Political Analysis, 8th Edition

Empirical Political Analysis, 8th Edition

<P>Empirical Political Analysis introduces students to the full range of qualitative and quantitative methods used in political science research.<BR>Organized around all of the stages of the research process, this comprehensive text surveys designing experiments, conducting research, evaluating results, and presenting findings. With exercises in the text and in a companion lab manual, Empirical Political Analysis gives students applied insights on the scopes and methods of political science research.</P> <P>Features:</P> <UL> <LI>Offers comprehensive coverage of quantitative and qualitative research methods in political science, a hallmark since it first published over 25 years ago.</LI> <LI>Covers the research process from start to finish―hypothesis formation, literature review, research design, data gathering, data analysis, and research report writing.</LI> <LI>Includes in-depth examples of political science research to give discipline-specific instruction on political analysis.</LI> <LI>Features a “Practical Research Ethics” box in every chapter to make students aware of common ethical dilemmas and potential solutions to them.</LI> <LI>Written by political scientists who actively publish in subfields ranging from comparative politics to environmental policy to political communications to voting behavior.</LI> <LI>Includes learning goals, key terms, and research examples to help students engage and explore the most important concepts.<BR></LI></UL>