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  • Understanding Political Science Research Methods

    The Challenge of Inference

    by Maryann Barakso, Daniel M. Sabet, Brian Schaffner ...
    This text starts by explaining the fundamental goal of good political science research—the ability to answer interesting and important questions by generating valid inferences about political phenomena. Before the text even discusses the process of developing a research question, the authors introduce the reader to what it means to make an inference and the different challenges that social ... Read more

    $101.99 USD

  • The 2016 Presidential Election

    The Causes and Consequences of a Political Earthquake

    by J. Scott Armstrong, Ronit Berger, Robert Boatright, Mark Brewer, Alfred G. Cuzán, Reagan G. Dye, Scott Eidelman, Austin D. Eubanks, Guy Freedman, Andreas Graefe, Randall J. Jones Jr., James King, Matthew C. MacWilliams, George Elliott Morris, Tatishe M. Nteta, James Riddlesperger, Brian Schaffner, Howard Schweber, Wayne Steger, Patrick Stewart, Robert H. Wicks, Christopher Wlezien, Dana Wolf, Michel Wyss ...
    Series series Voting, Elections, and the Political Process
    The 2016 Presidential Election: The Causes and Consequences of a Political Earthquake critically analyzes the 2016 presidential election. The chapters in this book identify key factors behind the election of Donald J. Trump, explore the unconventional campaign, analyze the unexpected election result, evaluate the forecasting models, and speculate on the effect of the election outcome on politics ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    A Practical Approach to Phylogenetic Analysis and Hypothesis Testing

    Edited by Philippe Lemey, Marco Salemi, Anne-Mieke Vandamme ...
    The Phylogenetic Handbook is a broad, hands on guide to theory and practice of nucleotide and protein phylogenetic analysis. This second edition includes six new chapters, covering topics such as Bayesian inference, tree topology testing and the impact of recombination on phylogenies, as well as a detailed section on molecular adaptation. The book has a stronger focus on hypothesis testing than ... Read more

    $67.29 USD

  • Counterfactuals and Causal Inference

    Methods and Principles for Social Research

    by Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship ...
    Series series Analytical Methods for Social Research
    Did mandatory busing programs in the 1970s increase the school achievement of disadvantaged minority youth? Does obtaining a college degree increase an individual's labor market earnings? Did the use of the butterfly ballot in some Florida counties in the 2000 presidential election cost Al Gore votes? If so, was the number of miscast votes sufficiently large to have altered the election outcome? ... Read more

    $28.69 USD

  • GIS Research Methods

    Incorporating Spatial Perspectives

    by Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg, Steven J. Steinberg ...
    GIS Research Methods: Incorporating Spatial Perspectives shows researchers how to incorporate spatial thinking and geographic information system (GIS) technology into research design and analysis. Topics include research design, digital data sources, volunteered geographic information, analysis using GIS, and how to link research results to policy and action. The concepts presented in GIS Research ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • Qualitative Research Design

    An Interactive Approach

    by Joseph A. Maxwell ...
    Series series Applied Social Research Methods
    Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach provides researchers and students with a user-friendly, step-by-step guide to planning qualitative research. It shows how the components of design interact with each other, and provides a strategy for creating coherent and workable relationships among these design components, highlighting key design issues. Written in an informal, jargon-free ... Read more

    $52.19 USD

  • Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance

    The Power of Story

    by Professor Eric Selbin ...
    Why do revolutions happen? Decades of social science research have brought us little closer to understanding where, when and amongst whom they occur.In this groundbreaking book, Eric Selbin argues that we need to look beyond the economic, political and social structural conditions to the thoughts and feelings of the people who make revolutions. In particular, he argues, we need to understand the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Energy and the Wealth of Nations

    Understanding the Biophysical Economy

    by Charles A. S. Hall, Kent A. Klitgaard ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    For the past 150 years, economics has been treated as a social science in which economies are modeled as a circular flow of income between producers and consumers. In this “perpetual motion” of interactions between firms that produce and households that consume, little or no accounting is given of the flow of energy and materials from the environment and back again. In the standard economic model, ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Introduction to Statistics with SPSS for Social Science

    by Faiza Qureshi, Gareth Norris, Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer ...
    This is a complete guide to statistics and SPSS for social science students. Statistics with SPSS for Social Science provides a step-by-step explanation of all the important statistical concepts, tests and procedures. It is also a guide to getting started with SPSS, and includes screenshots to illustrate explanations. With examples specific to social sciences, this text is essential for any ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Statistical Analysis of Management Data

    by Hubert Gatignon ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Statistical Analysis of Management Data provides a comprehensive approach to multivariate statistical analyses that are important for researchers in all fields of management, including finance, production, accounting, marketing, strategy, technology, and human resources. This book is especially designed to provide doctoral students with a theoretical knowledge of the concepts underlying the most ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Applying Quantitative Bias Analysis to Epidemiologic Data

    by Timothy L. Lash, Matthew P. Fox, Aliza K. Fink ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Bias analysis quantifies the influence of systematic error on an epidemiology study’s estimate of association. The fundamental methods of bias analysis in epi- miology have been well described for decades, yet are seldom applied in published presentations of epidemiologic research. More recent advances in bias analysis, such as probabilistic bias analysis, appear even more rarely. We suspect that ... Read more

    $107.09 USD

  • Methods of Randomization in Experimental Design

    by Valentim R. Alferes ...
    Series series Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
    In Methods of Randomization in Experimental Design, author Valentim R. Alferes presents the main procedures of random assignment and local control in between-subjects experimental designs and the counterbalancing schemes in within-subjects or cross-over experimental designs. Alferes uses a pedagogical strategy that allows the reader to implement all randomization methods by relying on the ... Read more

    $36.89 USD