The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

Paul M. Kellstedt; Guy D. Whitten

doi:10.1017/CBO9781139104258

The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics. It offers the basic tools necessary for readers to become both critical consumers and beginning producers of scientific research on politics. Professors Kellstedt and Whitten present an integrated approach to research design and empirical analyses in which researchers can develop and test causal theories. The authors use examples from political science research that students will find interesting and inspiring, and that will help them understand key concepts. The book makes technical material accessible to students who might otherwise be intimidated by mathematical examples. This revised second edition refines discussions from the first edition, with a new chapter on how to write an original research project. The second edition also contains an additional forty exercises and adds definitions for terms discussed in each chapter.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-xiv

List of Figures
pp xv-xvi

List of Tables
pp xvii-xviii

Preface to the Second Edition
pp xix-xx

Acknowledgments to the Second Edition
pp xxi-xxii

Acknowledgments to the First Edition
pp xxiii-xxiv

1 - The Scientific Study of Politics
pp 1-23

2 - The Art of Theory Building
pp 24-50

3 - Evaluating Causal Relationships
pp 51-68

4 - Research Design
pp 69-91

5 - Getting to Know Your Data: Evaluating Measurement and Variations
pp 92-128

6 - Probability and Statistical Inference
pp 129-144

7 - Bivariate Hypothesis Testing
pp 145-170

8 - Bivariate Regression Models
pp 171-196

9 - Multiple Regression: The Basics
pp 197-219

10 - Multiple Regression Model Specification
pp 220-246

11 - Limited Dependent Variables and Time-Series Data
pp 247-272

12 - Putting It All Together to Produce Effective Research
pp 273-294

Appendix A - Critical Values of Chi-Square
pp 295-295

Appendix B - Critical Values of t
pp 296-296

Appendix C - The Λ Link Function for Binomial Logit Models
pp 297-298

Appendix D - The Φ Link Function for Binomial Probit Models
pp 299-300

Bibliography
pp 301-306

Index
pp 307-316

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