Author |
Shively, W. Phillips, 1942-
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Series |
Longman classics in political science |
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Longman classics in political science.
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Subject |
Political science -- Methodology.
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Political science -- Research.
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Description |
xiii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Edition |
Eighth edition. |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-173) and index. |
Contents |
Doing research -- Political theories and research topics -- Importance of dimensional thinking -- Problems of measurement: accuracy -- Problems of measurement: precision -- Causal thinking and design of research -- Selection of observations for study -- Introduction to statistics: measuring relationships for interval data -- Introduction to statistics: further topics on measurement of relationships -- Introduction to statistics: inference, or how to gamble on your research -- Where do theories come from? |
ISBN |
9780205791200 (alk. paper) |
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0205791204 (alk. paper) |
OCLC # |
462909876 |
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