Research methods in politics: a practical guide/ (Record no. 198875)
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| fixed length control field | 01676cam a2200169 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781412935517 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 320.072 |
| Item number | OIE/R |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pierce, Roger |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Research methods in politics: a practical guide/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Roger Pierce |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Sage, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi, 339 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionPower in Research, Ethics, Data Protection and BiasThe Philosophy and Principles of Research<br/>PART TWO: METHODOLOGIESQualitative versus Quantitative Methods A Relevant Argument?Collecting Data Sets Case Studies, Experimental, Comparative, Longitudinal and Action Research Models<br/>PART THREE: COLLECTING INFORMATIONCritically Evaluating Published ResearchEvaluating Information Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, TriangulationCompleting a Literature Review Accessing Published InformationAsking Questions Effective Elite Interviews, Vignettes, Projective Questions and Focus GroupsQuestionnaire SurveysObservation<br/>PART FOUR: DATA ANALYSISAnalyzing Research Data The Process<br/>PART FOUR A: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSISCalculating and Interpretating Descriptive StatisticsUsing and Understanding Inferential StatisticsTesting for AssociationApplying Factor Analysis and Other Advanced Techniques<br/>PART FOUR B: QUALITATIVE ANALYSISAnalyzing Qualitative Information Classifying, Coding and Interpreting InformationUsing Content AnalysisUnderstanding and Adopting Discourse and Narrative AnalysisP<br/>ART FIVE: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH Writing Up |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Political science |
| General subdivision | Research |
| -- | Methodology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | 01/06/2020 | 13 | 2551.05 | 320.072 OIE/R | 48907 | 01/09/2022 | 30/08/2022 | General Books |