Jason Mycoff is associate professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. His research is on American political institutions, in particular the US Congress, congressional committees, and parties.
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About the Author Acknowledgments Chapter 1 * Introduction: Practice Makes Perfect Chapter 2 * The Empirical Approach to Political Science Chapter 3 * Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature Chapter 4 * The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, Variables, and Measurements Chapter 5 * Sampling Chapter 6 * Research Design: Establishing Causation: Making Causal Inferences Chapter 7 * Qualitative Research: Case Study Designs Chapter 8 * Making Empirical Observations: Qualitative Analysis Chapter 9 * Quantitative Research Designs Chapter 10 * Quantitative Methods Chapter 11 * Making Sense of Data: First Steps Chapter 12 * Testing Relationships Chapter 13 * Analyzing Relationships for Categorical Data Chapter 14 * Regression
"This workbook provides innovative exercises for students to practice applying the lessons of a standard research methods course to political science questions. The activities are useful in class, as assignments, or as the basis for an exam, and can launch great discussions on how and why we do research in the field. I highly recommend this text to all political science research methods instructors." -- Amanda M. Rosen "The textbook does a great job of translating theory into practice. It is an essential supplement to the textbook that gives students hands-on opportunities to test their understanding of the concepts discussed in the book." -- Ewa Golebiowska