{"product_id":"understanding-political-science-statistics-9780415890052","title":"Understanding Political Science Statistics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn politics, you begin by asking theoretically interesting questions. Sometimes statistics can help answer those questions. When it comes to applied statistics, students shouldnât just learn a vast array of formulaâthey need to learn the basic concepts of statistics as solutions to particular problems. Peter Galderisi demonstrates that statistics are a summary of how to answer the problem: learn the math but only after learning the concepts and methodological considerations that give it context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this as a starting point, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Political Science Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e asks students to consider how to address a research problem conceptually before being led to the appropriate formula. Throughout, Galderisi looks at problems through a lens of observations and expectations, which can be applied to myriad statistical techniques, both descriptive and inferential. This approach links the answers researchers get from their individual data analysis to the research designs and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The strength of this text is that Galderisi very carefully walks students through the statistical exercises and, in many cases, provides visual aids to help demonstrate the patterns or conclusions. He also works hard to take a step back from the statistics to help students understand the meaning of the analysis and why statistical conclusions may be invalid. This is not always included in many texts, which have more of a ‘how-to’ approach, while the approach here is very thoughtful.” – Daniel Coffey, University of Akron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Political Science Statistics\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable text that gives students the tools to understand how to think about and analyze political phenomenon. Galderisi’s applied, problem-focused approach to thinking about hypothesis testing and quantitative analysis ensure that it is both comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of readers with varying backgrounds and mathematical acumen.” – Vladimir Kogan, Ohio State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Most textbooks in this field start with statistics, and then tack on political examples in aid of the math. The starting point for Peter Galderisi’s well-crafted new book is learning about politics, with the formulas and data always working to answer substantively important questions about the political world. I’ve assigned it in my classes, and seen firsthand how engaged students become with the concepts and tools of quantitative analysis when a text piques and satisfies their curiosity about politics. \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Political Science Statistics\u003c\/em\u003e does this, without sacrificing rigor in any way.” – Thad Kousser, UC San Diego \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Political Science Statistics\u003c\/em\u003e presents introductory statistics for political science students in an engaging, pragmatic, and problem-centric fashion that will be very approachable to undergraduates. Instead of an overly formal mathematical presentation, Galderisi explores research design and statistical concepts intuitively, showing students who may not be initially interested in the material how quantitative data and analysis can help them better understand contemporary issues in political science and public policy.” – Jack Reilly, New College of Florida\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an ideal book for an undergraduate research methods course in political science. Galderisi offers a real treat for both students and instructors of statistics and research methods in political science. His work is thoroughly readable and at the same time provides a broad overview of the tools that everyone needs to know to be an informed consumer—and potentially a future producer—of quantitative research in political science.” – Mack Shelley, Iowa State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Political Science, the Scientific Method, and Statistical Analysis: An Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. How Do We Measure and Observe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. Central Tendency as Summary Observation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Dispersion, Variation, Goodness of Fit as Summary Observation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Standardized Scores and Normal Distributions: The Concept of Relative Observation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. An Intuitive Introduction to Inference and Hypothesis Testing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. Hypothesis Testing and the Concept of ASsociation: Observations and Expectatiosn about the Difference between Two Means \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Inferential Statistics for Proportions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Measuring Association for Nominal and Ordinal Data \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Research Design and the Use of Control Variables \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Different by How Much? Linear Regression\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Retracing Our Steps: Hypotheses, Multiple Regression, and the EFfects of Third Variables\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402156187991,"sku":"9780415890052","price":82.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415890052.jpg?v=1730479556","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-political-science-statistics-9780415890052","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}