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The Essentials Of Political Analysis
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The Essentials Of Political Analysis
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by Philip H. Pollock III
Sales Rank : 22367
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Paperback: 227 pages
Publisher: CQ Press; 2 edition May 15, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568029977
ISBN-13: 978-1568029979
Product Dimensions:
9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Book Description
Hypothesis testing? Correlation? Did you say logistic regression?? You are probably used to seeing concerned looks on the faces of your methods students. Student anxiety about this course always runs high given the nature of seemingly intimidating material. Philip Pollock's first order of business is to get math-phobic students comfortable learning and using the tools of political analysis. His brief and accessible text puts students at ease with a conversational writing style and plenty of real-world and political examples.
Providing a strong conceptual foundation, The Essentials of Political Analysis walks students through the basics--measuring concepts, formulating and testing hypotheses, describing variables--and then, through a companion SPSS volume with easy-to-use canned data sets, prepares them to apply what they learn immediately on the computer. The author's engaging and straightforward prose clearly introduces key terms and concepts while chapter-opening objectives cue students to learning goals. Over eighty tables and figures enhance important textual material. Class-tested chapter exercises promote skill application and aid student review.
Fans of Pollock's practical introduction to the methods course will appreciate the second edition's many improvements, from more comparative and international material to a brand new chapter on logistic regression. Introducing students to one of the discipline's most widely used statistical tools, students learn the logic of logistic regression, maximum likelihood estimation and how to convert logits into probabilities.
About The Author
Philip H. Pollock III received a PhD from the University of Minnesota and is professor of political science at the University of Central Florida. He has taught courses in research methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels for over twenty-five years. His main research interests are American public opinion, voting behavior, and interest groups. His recent research has been on the effectiveness of Internet-based teaching. His research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, British Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Political Science Education. Pollock is also the co-author of a book on the role of political action committees in congressional elections.
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