Applied Social Science Methodology: An Introductory Guide

ISBN-13: 9781107071476 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 442 str.

John Gerring; Dino Christenson

Opis

An innovative textbook introducing a variety of social science methodologies applicable to a range of social and political science disciplines.

Recenzje

'Rich, compelling, engaging, passionate and in crystal-clear style. Gerring and Christenson have done an excellent job in promoting an integrated and pluralist vision of methodology and research design.' Martino Maggetti, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Building Blocks: 1. A unified framework; 2. Arguments; 3. Concepts and measures; 4. Analyses; Part II. Causality: 5. Causal frameworks; 6. Causal hypotheses and analyses; 7. Experimental designs; 8. Large-N observational designs; 9. Case study designs; 10. Diverse tools of causal inference; Part III. Process and Presentation: 11. Reading and reviewing; 12. Brainstorming; 13. Data gathering; 14. Writing; 15. Speaking; 16. Ethics; Part IV. Statistics: 17. Data management; 18. Univariate statistics; 19. Probability distributions; 20. Statistical inference; 21. Bivariate statistics; 22. Regression; 23. Causal inference; 24. Appendix; References; Index.