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_aPierce, Roger _911204 |
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_aResearch methods in politics: a practical guide/ _cRoger Pierce |
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_aLondon: _bSage, _c2008. |
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_axi, 339 p. _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index. | ||
| 505 | _aPART ONE: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionPower in Research, Ethics, Data Protection and BiasThe Philosophy and Principles of Research PART TWO: METHODOLOGIESQualitative versus Quantitative Methods A Relevant Argument?Collecting Data Sets Case Studies, Experimental, Comparative, Longitudinal and Action Research Models 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 PART FOUR: DATA ANALYSISAnalyzing Research Data The Process PART FOUR A: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSISCalculating and Interpretating Descriptive StatisticsUsing and Understanding Inferential StatisticsTesting for AssociationApplying Factor Analysis and Other Advanced Techniques PART FOUR B: QUALITATIVE ANALYSISAnalyzing Qualitative Information Classifying, Coding and Interpreting InformationUsing Content AnalysisUnderstanding and Adopting Discourse and Narrative AnalysisP ART FIVE: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH Writing Up | ||
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_aPolitical science _xResearch _xMethodology. _911205 |
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