Pierce, Roger <br/><br/>
Research methods in politics: a practical guide/ 
Roger Pierce 
 - London:  Sage,  2008. 
 - xi, 339 p.   ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [330]-334) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART ONE: INTRODUCTIONIntroductionPower in Research, Ethics, Data Protection and BiasThe Philosophy and Principles of Research<br/>PART TWO: METHODOLOGIESQualitative versus Quantitative Methods A Relevant Argument?Collecting Data Sets Case Studies, Experimental, Comparative, Longitudinal and Action Research Models<br/>PART THREE: COLLECTING INFORMATIONCritically Evaluating Published ResearchEvaluating Information Validity, Reliability, Accuracy, TriangulationCompleting a Literature Review Accessing Published InformationAsking Questions Effective Elite Interviews, Vignettes, Projective Questions and Focus GroupsQuestionnaire SurveysObservation<br/>PART FOUR: DATA ANALYSISAnalyzing Research Data The Process<br/>PART FOUR A: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSISCalculating and Interpretating Descriptive StatisticsUsing and Understanding Inferential StatisticsTesting for AssociationApplying Factor Analysis and Other Advanced Techniques<br/>PART FOUR B: QUALITATIVE ANALYSISAnalyzing Qualitative Information Classifying, Coding and Interpreting InformationUsing Content AnalysisUnderstanding and Adopting Discourse and Narrative AnalysisP<br/>ART FIVE: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH Writing Up 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781412935517  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political science--Research--Methodology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.072  / OIE/R