An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

Paul S. Gray, John B. Williamson, David A. Karp, John R. Dalphin

The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience ...

Methods and Principles for Social Research

Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship

The essential features of the counterfactual model of causality for observational data analysis are presented with examples from sociology, political ...

An Introduction

Nolan McCarty, Adam Meirowitz

Political Game Theory is a self-contained introduction to game theory and its applications to political science. The methods employed have ...

Andrew Gelman, Jennifer Hill

Data Analysis Using Regression and Multilevel/Hierarchical Models is a comprehensive manual for the applied researcher who wants to perform data ...

Principles and Practices

John Gerring

This book aims to provide a general understanding of the case study method as well as specific tools for its ...

Jeff Gill

Essential Mathematics for Political and Social Research addresses an educational deficiency in the social and behavioral sciences. This is the first book of its kind ...

A Guide for Social Scientists

Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Bradford S. Jones

Event History Modeling provides an accessible, up-to-date guide to event history analysis for researchers and advanced students in the social ...