The Essentials of Political Analysis
Philip H Pollock author Barry Clayton Edwards author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc
Publishing:14th Apr '25
£108.00
This title is due to be published on 14th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Equip students with the skills and confidence they need to conduct political analyses and critically assess statistical research. In the Seventh Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students’ analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and clear examples. This brief and reader-friendly guide walks students through the essentials— defining measurement, formulating and testing hypotheses, measuring variables—while using key terms, chapter-opening objectives, over 80 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills.
Using Excel, R, SPSS, or STATA? Companion workbooks featuring statistical software instructions and exercises help your students apply their knowledge.
An excellent introduction on how to carry out social scientific research. Highly recommended for undergraduate courses on research design and the basics of statistical analysis. -- David Dreyer
An approachable and lucidly written text that provides students with the essential knowledge and tools for conducting empirical political science research. -- Yi Yang
An excellent textbook to use for scope and methods and undergraduate statistics courses. -- Maurice Mangum
A great book that introduces students to the basic elements of research, data, and data analysis. Students don′t necessarily need to start the class with a working knowledge of statistics to be successful. -- Brian Crisher
A well-written undergraduate methods textbook that even the most apprehensive student can understand. -- Nadine Gibson
Foundations of statistics for poli sci major in plain language with easy to comprehend exercises. -- Volodymyr Guptan
Straightforward with good resources. -- Youssef Chouhoud
This is a thorough and understandable introduction to research methods that can easily be adapted to your classroom preferences and needs. -- Scott Leibertz
ISBN: 9781071861462
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504 pages
7th Revised edition