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Uniquely organized around a series of real world questions about the political crossroads at which America finds itself, this book shows students how to use research and statistical techniques to answer these questions. Students then come to understand that political methods and statistics have real meaning and offer us insights into the world in which we live.

Preface
Research as Puzzle Solving
What do Our Variables Show?
Frequency Tables: Are Americans Conservative or Liberal?
Data Arrays, Graphs, And Summary Statistics: How Area We Doing?
Setting Up a Research Design
The Logic of Inquiry and Research Design
Data and Measurement: Understanding Our Data Sets
Discovering Relationships
Regression: International Patterns and Benchmarks for American Performance
Multiple Regression and Path Analysis: Testing More Complex Models of the Policy Process
Crosstabulation: Why Are Americans Conservative or Liberal?
Multivariate Tables: Specifying More Nuanced Explanations for Conservative Attitudes and Behavior
Going Beyond the Basics
Inferential Statistics: how Much Faith Can We Put in Our Findings?
Applying SPSS to Our Data Sets
Doing the Calculations Ourselves
What do Our Results Tell Us About the Insights and Limits of Political Science Research?
The Insights and Limits of Quantitative Research
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America at a Crossroads A Real World Introduction to Research Methods for Political Science

America at a Crossroads A Real World Introduction to Research Methods for Political Science

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