The craft of political research / (Record no. 607937)
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| control field | 16989622 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | US-DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251119140827.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 111005s2013 maua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2011040929 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781032414966 |
| Qualifying information | alk. paper |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0205854621 |
| Qualifying information | alk. paper |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | 16989622 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)756912981 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | au |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Transcribing agency | au |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) | |
| Holding library | Alfaisal Main Library |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | JA71 |
| Item number | .S45 2025 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shively, W. Phillips, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1942- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The craft of political research / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | W. Phillips Shively. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 9th ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Boston : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Pearson, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2025 |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 228 pages |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media Type Term | unmediated |
| Media Type Code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | volume |
| Carrier Type Code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Pearson classics in political science |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Doing research -- Political theories and research topics -- Importance of dimensional thinking -- Problems of measurement: accuracy -- Problems of measurement: precision -- Causal thinking and design of research -- Selection of observations for study -- Introduction to statistics: measuring relationships for interval data -- Introduction to statistics: further topics on measurement of relationships -- Introduction to statistics: inference, or how to gamble on your research. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The Craft of Political Research is a nontechnical introduction to research design and analysis in political science, emphasizing the choices we make when we design a research project and analyze its results. The book's approach centers on asking an interesting research question, then designing inquiry to eliminate as many alternative explanations as possible. How do we develop theory, and what constitutes a good research question? How do we operationalize measures and gather evidence to answer a question? How do we analyze our data? Students are introduced to such topics as multidimensional concepts, levels of measurement, validity, reliability, random and non-random measurement error, sampling, case selection, causality, experimental and quasi-experimental design, statistical inference, and regression and correlation analysis. Throughout, the emphasis is on understanding the back story of analysis--why do we measure in a particular way, why do we choose one design as against another, why do we conduct our analysis as we do. Emphasizing the internal logic of research methods, the greatest strength of the book is its clarity and the broad range of political science examples provided. It works at a conceptual level, seeking an understanding of the principles that underlie techniques and the reasons why we choose them. New to this edition: New and revised examples from the US, UK, Canada, Latin America, and Africa among others, and updated international data from organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations. Separate chapters on causality and research design, with more discussion of each component of the political science research process New section on indexes and scales that reviews ways to improve reliability and validity of measures by combining several variables New sections reviewing collection of publicly available data including downloadable sources of quantitative data New material on internet surveys and other contemporary techniques used in political science research |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Political science |
| General subdivision | Research |
| -- | Methodology. |
| 655 #0 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Print books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 9 (RLIN) | 4 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKS |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Alfaisal University | Alfaisal University | On Shelf | 2025-11-19 | JA71 .S45 2025 | AU00000000020886 | 2025-11-19 | 321.00 | 2025-11-19 | BOOKS |