John GerringCambridge University Press, 4/27/2017EAN 9781107416819, ISBN10: 1107416817Paperback, 444 pages, 24.6 x 18.9 x 2 cmLanguage: EnglishThis textbook provides a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to methodological issues encountered by the various social science disciplines. It emphasizes applications, with detailed examples, so that readers can put these methods to work in their research. Within a unified framework, John Gerring and Dino Christenson integrate a variety of methods - descriptive and causal, observational and experimental, qualitative and quantitative. The text covers a wide range of topics including research design, data-gathering techniques, statistics, theoretical frameworks, and social science writing. It is designed both for those attempting to make sense of social science, as well as those aiming to conduct original research. The text is accompanied by online practice questions, exercises, examples, and additional resources, including related readings and websites. An essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in communications, criminal justice, economics, business, finance, management, education, environmental policy, international development, law, political science, public health, public policy, social work, sociology, and urban planning.PrefacePart I. Building Blocks1. A unified framework2. Arguments3. Concepts and measures4. AnalysesPart II. Causality5. Causal frameworks6. Causal hypotheses and analyses7. Experimental designs8. Large-N observational designs9. Case study designs10. Diverse tools of causal inferencePart III. Process and Presentation11. Reading and reviewing12. Brainstorming13. Data gathering14. Writing15. Speaking16. EthicsPart IV. Statistics17. Data management18. Univariate statistics19. Probability distributions20. Statistical inference21. Bivariate statistics22. Regression23. Causal inference24. AppendixReferencesIndex.
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