Johnson, Janet Buttolph 1950- creator Reynolds, H. T. (Henry T.) text bibliography cau Los Angeles CQ Press c2012 2012 7th ed. monographic eng

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xxxi, 646 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. The empirical approach to political science -- Beginning the research process : identifying a research topic, developing research questions, and reviewing the literature -- The building blocks of social scientific research : hypotheses, concepts, and variables -- The building blocks of social scientific research : measurement -- Research design : making causal inferences -- Sampling -- Making empirical observations : direct and indirect observation -- Document analysis : using the written record -- Survey research and interviewing -- Making sense of data : first steps -- Statistical inference -- Investigating relationships between two variables -- Multivariate analysis -- The research report : an annotated example. Janet Buttolph Johnson, H. T. Reynolds. Includes bibliographical references and index. Political science Research Methodology JA71 .J55 2012 320.072 9781608716890 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2011038951 DLC 110916 20160301143405.0 16965886 eng