| Author | : Gary King |
| Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 1998-06-24 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 9780472085545 |
DIVArgues that likelihood theory is a unifying approach to statistical modeling in political science /div
Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics
| Author | : Ian Shapiro |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 436 |
| Release | : 2004-09-09 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780521539432 |
The study of politics seems endlessly beset by debates about method. At the core of these debates is a single unifying concern: should political scientists view themselves primarily as scientists, developing ever more sophisticated tools and studying only those phenomena to which such tools may fruitfully be applied? Or should they instead try to illuminate the large, complicated, untidy problems thrown up in the world, even if the chance to offer definitive explanations is low? Is there necessarily a tension between these two endeavours? Are some domains of political inquiry more amenable to the building up of reliable, scientific knowledge than others, and if so, how should we deploy our efforts? In this book, some of the world's most prominent students of politics offer original discussions of these pressing questions, eschewing narrow methodological diatribes to explore what political science is and how political scientists should aspire to do their work.
Regression Models for Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables
| Author | : J. Scott Long |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 1997-01-09 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 9780803973749 |
Evaluates the most useful models for categorical and limited dependent variables (CLDVs), emphasizing the links among models and applying common methods of derivation, interpretation, and testing. The author also explains how models relate to linear regression models whenever possible. Annotation c.
Social Science Methodology
| Author | : John Gerring |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 523 |
| Release | : 2011-12-15 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1139503774 |
John Gerring's exceptional textbook has been thoroughly revised in this second edition. It offers a one-volume introduction to social science methodology relevant to the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology. This new edition has been extensively developed with the introduction of new material and a thorough treatment of essential elements such as conceptualization, measurement, causality and research design. It is written for students, long-time practitioners and methodologists and covers both qualitative and quantitative methods. It synthesizes the vast and diverse field of methodology in a way that is clear, concise and comprehensive. While offering a handy overview of the subject, the book is also an argument about how we should conceptualize methodological problems. Thinking about methodology through this lens provides a new framework for understanding work in the social sciences.
How to Lie with Statistics
| Author | : Darrell Huff |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2010-12-07 |
| Genre | : Mathematics |
| ISBN | : 0393070875 |
If you want to outsmart a crook, learn his tricks—Darrell Huff explains exactly how in the classic How to Lie with Statistics. From distorted graphs and biased samples to misleading averages, there are countless statistical dodges that lend cover to anyone with an ax to grind or a product to sell. With abundant examples and illustrations, Darrell Huff’s lively and engaging primer clarifies the basic principles of statistics and explains how they’re used to present information in honest and not-so-honest ways. Now even more indispensable in our data-driven world than it was when first published, How to Lie with Statistics is the book that generations of readers have relied on to keep from being fooled.
The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology
| Author | : Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier |
| Publisher | : Oxford Handbooks of Political |
| Total Pages | : 880 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 9780199286546 |
The Oxford Handbooks of Political Science are the essential guide to the state of political science today. With engaging contributions from major international scholars The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology provides the key point of reference for anyone working throughout the discipline.
Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models in Political Science
| Author | : Jim Granato |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 399 |
| Release | : 2021-05-13 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0521193869 |
Provides a framework to demonstrate how to unify formal, theoretical and empirical analysis through various interdisciplinary examples.
Quantitative Social Science
| Author | : Kosuke Imai |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2021-03-16 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0691191093 |
"Princeton University Press published Imai's textbook, Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction, an introduction to quantitative methods and data science for upper level undergrads and graduates in professional programs, in February 2017. What is distinct about the book is how it leads students through a series of applied examples of statistical methods, drawing on real examples from social science research. The original book was prepared with the statistical software R, which is freely available online and has gained in popularity in recent years. But many existing courses in statistics and data sciences, particularly in some subject areas like sociology and law, use STATA, another general purpose package that has been the market leader since the 1980s. We've had several requests for STATA versions of the text as many programs use it by default. This is a "translation" of the original text, keeping all the current pedagogical text but inserting the necessary code and outputs from STATA in their place"--
Designing Social Inquiry
| Author | : Gary King |
| Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 1994-05-22 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0691034710 |
Designing Social Inquiry focuses on improving qualitative research, where numerical measurement is either impossible or undesirable. What are the right questions to ask? How should you define and make inferences about causal effects? How can you avoid bias? How many cases do you need, and how should they be selected? What are the consequences of unavoidable problems in qualitative research, such as measurement error, incomplete information, or omitted variables? What are proper ways to estimate and report the uncertainty of your conclusions?
