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The Essentials of Political Analysis
Seventh Edition
- Philip H. Pollock III - University of Central Florida, USA
- Barry C. Edwards - University of Georgia
January 2025 | 512 pages | CQ Press
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 Analysis, 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, nearly 100 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills.
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List of Tables
List of Boxes
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1 The Definition and Measurement of Concepts
Chapter 2 Measuring and Describing Variables
Chapter 3 Creating and Transforming Variables
Chapter 4 Proposing Explanations, Framing Hypotheses, and Making Comparisons
Chapter 5 Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns
Chapter 6 Research Design, Research Ethics, and Evidence of Causation
Chapter 7 Making Controlled Comparisons
Chapter 8 Foundations of Statistical Inference
Chapter 9 Hypothesis Tests With One or Two Samples
Chapter 10 Chi-Square Test and Analysis of Variance
Chapter 11 Correlation and Bivariate Regression
Chapter 12 Multiple Regression
Chapter 13 Analyzing Regression Residuals
Chapter 14 Logistic Regression
Chapter 15 Conducting Your Own Political Analysis
Glossary
Endnotes
Index
An approachable and lucidly written text that provides students with the essential knowledge and tools for conducting empirical political science research.
James Madison University
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.
Lenoir-Rhyne University
An excellent textbook to use for scope and methods and undergraduate statistics courses.
Jackson State University
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.
University of West Florida
A well-written undergraduate methods textbook that even the most apprehensive student can understand.
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Foundations of statistics for poli sci major in plain language with easy to comprehend exercises.
University of Connecticut
Straightforward with good resources.
Christopher Newport University
This is a thorough and understandable introduction to research methods that can easily be adapted to your classroom preferences and needs.
University of South Alabama
Excellent textbook for understanding the theoretical foundation of statistical analysis.
Cal State LA
