Empirical Political Analysis

1. The Research Process. Preparing to Do Research. 2. Theory Building: Concepts and Hypotheses in Political Science. 3. Setting the Foundation: Techniques of Systematic Bibliographic Search. 4. From Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement. 5. Working from a Plan: Considerations in Research Design. 6. Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling. Data-Gathering Techniques. 7. Survey Research. 8. Interviewing. 9. Scaling Techniques. 10. Content Analysis. 11. Direct Observation. 12. Sources and Applications of Aggregate Data. 13. Crossing Borders: The Practice of Comparative Research Donna L. Bahry. Analyzing Data. 14. Data Preparation and Data Processing. 15. Describing the Data: The Construction of Tables, Charts, and Diagrams. 16. Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable. 17. Statistics II: Examining Relationships between Two Variables. 18. Statistics III: Examining Relationships among Several Variables. 19. Mathematical Modeling Philip A. Schrodt. 20. Focus Group Methodologies. Conclusion. 21. Writing (or Reading) the Research Report. 22. Overview. Appendix A: Statistical Tables. Appendix B: Ethical Considerations in Empirical Research. Glossary.Manheim, Jarol B. is the author of 'Empirical Political Analysis' with ISBN 9780801313073 and ISBN 0801313074.