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The essentials of political analysis / Philip H. Pollock.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, DC : CQ Press, c2012.Edition: 4th edDescription: xvii, 256 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781608716869 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.072
LOC classification:
  • JA 86 P776e 2012
Contents:
The definition and measurement of concepts -- Measuring and describing variables -- Proposing explanations, framing hypotheses and making comparisons -- Research design and the logic of control -- Making controlled comparisons -- Foundations of statistical inference -- Tests of significance and measures of association -- Correlation and linear regression -- Logistic regression -- Thinking empirically, thinking probabilistically.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JA 86 P776e 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000110053

This student-friendly text provides readers with an invaluable guide to simple statistics and the basics of political analysis.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The definition and measurement of concepts -- Measuring and describing variables -- Proposing explanations, framing hypotheses and making comparisons -- Research design and the logic of control -- Making controlled comparisons -- Foundations of statistical inference -- Tests of significance and measures of association -- Correlation and linear regression -- Logistic regression -- Thinking empirically, thinking probabilistically.

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