The Essentials of Political Analysis

By Philip H. Pollock III and Barry Clayton Edwards

Book Overview

Equip students with the skills and confidence they need to conduct political analyses and critically assess statistical research. In the Seventh Edition of The Essentials of Political Science, bestselling authors Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards build students' analytic abilities and develop their statistical reasoning with new data, fresh exercises, and clear examples. This brief and reader-friendly guide walks students through the essentials-- defining measurement, formulating and testing hypotheses, measuring variables--while using key terms, chapter-opening objectives, over 80 tables and figures, and practical exercises to get them using and applying their new skills.

Using Excel, R, SPSS, or STATA? Companion workbooks featuring statistical software instructions and exercises help your students apply their knowledge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1071861468
• ISBN13: 9781071861462
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: CQ Press
• Length: 504 Pages

Customer Reviews

Great service

Good product. Had to return because not taking the class anymore, but good shipping & service! Just waiting for return.

The best methods book I have seen

This book is excellend for graduate and undergraduate students alike. Fortunately this book was written by someone who knows what most students of political science want know: how to interpret data. This book is to be used with SPSS which is arguably one of the best statistical programs available. Anecdotely, I am horrible at math. This book is light on math. It does explain the concepts behind the statistics without booging you down it too much technical jargon. You will learn Chi-square an what it is for but you are not expecte to know the formula. This book may be light on math for students truly interested in the actuarial sciences and its apllication to political science, but for those who wnat to know how to use statistics for interpreting political science, this is the book for you.