Empirical political analysis: quantitative and qualitative research methods
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adam_text | Contents
PART I
Introduction 1
1 Research as a Process 3
PART II
Preparing to Do Research 15
2 Building Theories and Hypotheses 17
3 Developing Your Literature Review 36
4 Designing Your Research and Choosing Your Methods 69
5 From Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement 82
6 Research Design: Attributing Causation Through Control 107
7 Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling 122
PART III
Quantitative Methods 141
8 Survey Research: Characterizing a Broader Population 143
9 Creating Complex Indicators: Using Scaling Techniques 167
10 Content Analysis: Researching Textual Material 179
11 Aggregate Data: Studying Groups 191
12 Comparative Methods: Research Across Populations 205
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Contents
PART IV
Analyzing Quantitative Data 217
13 Coding Data: Preparing Observations for Analysis 219
14 Tables and Charts:Visually Describing the Data 229
15 Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable 241
16 Statistics II: Relationships Between Two Variables 252
17 Statistics III: Relationships Among Several Variables 271
PART V
Qualitative Methods 283
18 Direct Observation: Systematically Watching Behavior 285
19 Focus Group Research 304
20 Elite and Specialized Interviewing 320
PART VI
Conclusion 331
21 The Research Report: Diagramming a Sample Article 333
22 Summary: Overview of a Research Process 348
Appendix A Statistical Tables 355
Appendix B Ethical Standards in Empirical Research 362
Glossary 3 65
Index 3 75
viii
Contents
PART I
Introduction 1
1 Research as a Process 3
Making Scientific Political Theories 3
The Formation of Theory 6
The Operationalization of Theory 7
The Selection of Appropriate Research Techniques 8
The Observation of Behavior and Collection of Data 9
Data Analysis 10
Interpretation of the Results 11
Do I Need to Know About Political Science? 12
Conclusion 1 3
PART It
Preparing to Do Research 15
2 Building Theories and Hypotheses
Descriptive Versus Explanatory Research 17
The Purpose of Theory 18
Theories Guide Interpretation 18
The Nature of Social Science Theory 19
The Logic of Theory Building 19
Components of Social Science Theory 23
Relationships in Social Science Theory 25
Theory Testing and Elaboration 28
The Role of Hypotheses 29
Formulating Hypotheses 32
Conclusion 33
3 Developing Your Literature Review
Searching and Researching 36
Deciphering Library Records 38
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Contents
Inside the Physical Library 42
Library Catalog Searching 43
Word Mining: Four Steps to Searching Success 45
Word Mining Step 1: Scanning the Information Environment 46
Word Mining Step 2: The Power of Bibliographic Records 51
Word Mining Step 3:The Library’s Full-Text Resources 57
Word Mining Step 4: Making the Free Web Work for You 59
Evaluating Information 61
Reviewing and Summarizing the Literature 62
Combining Searches in the Library Catalog (Advanced Tools) 62
Taking Control ofYour Search (Advanced Tools) 63
Writing the Literature Review 64
Conclusion 65
4 Designing Your Research and Choosing Your Methods 69
Research Purpose and Research Design 69
Coping With Alternative Rival Hypotheses Through Research Design 70
Comparing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 75
Conclusion 80
5 From Abstract to Concrete: Operationalization and Measurement 82
Operationalization: The Link Between Theory and Observation 83
Operational Definitions 85
Measurement 87
Levels of Measurement 87
Working Hypotheses 91
Measurement Error: The Enemy 94
Validity 96
Factors That Threaten Validity 97
Reliability 98
Types of Validation 100
Conclusion 104
6 Research Design: Attributing Causation Through Control 107
The Nature of Causation in Social Science 107
Establishing Causation in the Social Sciences 109
The Classic Experiment 110
Field Experiments 114
Quasi-Experiments lt5
Conclusion 120
7 Who, What, Where, When: The Problem of Sampling 122
Defining a Representative Sample 122
Procedures for Selecting a Representative Sample 125
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Probability Sampling 125
Variations on Random Sampling 127
Nonprobability Samples 132
Determining Appropriate Sample Size 134
Conclusion 137
PART III
Quantitative Methods 141
8 Survey Research: Characterizing a Broader Population 143
Stages of the Survey Process 144
Conceptualizing 145
Survey Design 145
Instrumentation 146
Types of Surveys 152
Training and Briefing Personnel 156
Pretesting 157
Surveying 158
What Went Wrong With uThe Polls” in 2016? 159
Monitoring 159
Verifying 161
Secondary Analysis of Survey Data 161
Conclusion 164
9 Creating Complex Indicators: Using Scaling Techniques 167
The Art of Scaling 167
Scale Construction: Two Basic Concerns 168
Likert Scaling 169
Guttman Scaling 170
Thurstone Scaling 174
The Semantic Differential 175
Conclusion 177
10 Content Analysis: Researching Textual Material 179
Defining Content Analysis 179
Preparing to Use Content Analysis 180
Undertaking a Substantive Content Analysis 184
Undertaking a Structural Content Analysis 185
Special Problems in the Use of Content Analysis 187
Conclusion 189
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11 Aggregate Data: Studying Groups
Defining Aggregate Data 191
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Types of Groups 192
Types of Aggregate Data 192
Limitations in the Use of Aggregate Data 195
Sources of Aggregate Data 199
Collecting Aggregate Data 201
Conclusion 202
12 Comparative Methods: Research Across Populations 205
Research Across Borders 206
Finding Questions That “Travel” 206
Using Equivalent Measures 207
Choosing Cases to Study 209
Finding Independent Observations 210
Finding Data 211
Conclusion 213
PART IV
Analyzing Quantitative Data 217
13 Coding Data: Preparing Observations for Analysis 219
Coding: What Do All Those Numbers Mean? 219
The Codebook and the Coding Sheet 223
Data Entry and Data Processing 226
Conclusion 221
14 Tables and Charts:Visually Describing the Data 229
The Simple Data Table 229
The Line Graph 231
The Pie Chart and the Bar Chart 232
The Bilateral Bar Chart 235
The Crosstabulation 236
Creating Tables and Charts 23 8
Conclusion 238
15 Statistics I: Summarizing Distributions on One Variable 241
Statistics and Level of Measurement 241
Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion 242
Measures for Nominal Variables 243
Measures for Ordinal Variables 245
Measures for Interval/Ratio Variables 246
Conclusion 250
Contents
16 Statistics II: relationships Between Two Variables
252
Measures of Association and Statistical Significance 252
Measures of Association and Significance for Nominal Variables: Lambda 258
Measures of Association and Significance for Ordinal Variables: Gamma 262
Measures of Association and Significance for Interval/Ratio Variables:
Correlation 263
Conclusion 269
17 Statistics III: Relationships Among Several Variables
271
Tabular Analysis 271
Multiple Regression 273
Interpreting Multiple Regression Results 275
Solving Common Problems in Multiple Regression 276
Conclusion 280
Direct Observation and the Scientific Method 286
Degree of Obtrusiveness 287
Degree of Structure 288
Techniques of Unstructured Observation 289
Techniques of Structured Observation 293
Sampling Procedures in Direct Observation 297
Coping With Method Effects in Direct Observation 298
Conclusion 302
19 Focus Group Research 304
Why Use Focus Groups? 305
When Are Focus Groups Useful? 308
Planning and Conducting Focus Groups 309
Reporting Focus Group Results 316
Conclusion 318
20 Elite and Specialized Interviewing 320
Elite Interviewing 320
Seeking Validity 322
Techniques of Elite Interviewing 322
Conducting Elite Interviews 324
Specialized Interviewing 326
Conclusion 328
PART V
Qualitative Methods
283
18 Direct Observation: Systematically Watching Behavior
285
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Contents
PART VI
Conclusion 331
21 The Research Report: Diagramming a Sample Article 333
The Plan 333
The Structure 334
The Style 337
The Title and Abstract 337
Conclusion 338
A Case in Point 338
Introduction 339
Importance of Topic 340
Assessment of Strengths and Weakness of the Design 340
Method of Study 341
Discussion of Question Wording 341
Conclusion 344
22 Summary: Overview of a Research Process 348
Developing Theories, Hypotheses, and a Research Design 348
Data Collection and Analysis 350
A Checklist for Judging Research 351
Conclusion 351
Appendix A Statistical Tables 355
Appendix B Ethical Standards in Empirical Research 362
American Political Science Association 362
American Association for Public Opinion Research 363
Glossary 3 65
Index 375
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