The essentials of political analysis /

The essentials of political analysis /

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Author / Creator:	Pollock, Philip H. III
Edition:	2nd ed.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2005.
Description:	xix, 227 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Political science -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks. Political science -- Research -- Methodology. Textbooks.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6090591

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ISBN:	1568029977 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index.
Summary:	"Presents the logic and practice of political analysis--including concepts, measurement, and hypothesis testing. Covers basic statistical skills, correlation and least squares regression, and binary logistic regression. Provides examples, key terms, and exercises and is accompanied by a workbook"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

1. The measurement of concepts
2. Explanations and hypotheses
3. Describing variables and making comparisons
4. The "how else?" question : making controlled comparisons
5. Sampling and inference
6. Tests of significance and measures of association
7. Correlation and linear regression
8. Logistic regression
9. Thinking empirically, thinking probabilistically.