Stockemer Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences

A Practical Introduction with Examples in SPSS and Stata
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-99118-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 181 Seiten

Reihe: Social Sciences

This textbook offers an essential introduction to survey research and quantitative methods. Building on the premise that statistical methods need to be learned in a practical fashion, the book guides students through the various steps of the survey research process and helps to apply those steps toward a real example. 
In detail, the textbook introduces students to the four pillars of survey research and quantitative analysis: (1) the importance of survey research, (2) preparing a survey, (3) conducting a survey and (4) analyzing a survey. Students are shown how to create their own questionnaire based on some theoretically derived hypotheses to achieve empirical findings for a solid dataset. Lastly, they use said data to test their hypotheses in a bivariate and multivariate realm. 
The book explains the theory, rationale and mathematical foundations of these tests. In addition, it provides clear instructions onhow to conduct the tests in SPSS and Stata. Given the breadth of its coverage, the textbook is suitable for introductory statistics, survey research or quantitative methods classes in the social sciences. 

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stockemer, Daniel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- The Nuts and Bolts of Empirical Social Science.- A Short Introduction to Survey Research.- Constructing a Survey.- Conducting a Survey.- Univariate Statistics.- Bivariate Statistics with Categorical Variables.- Bivariate Relationships Featuring Two Continuous Variables.- Multivariate Regression Analysis.-

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Stockemer is an Associate Professor at the School of Political Studies of the University of Ottawa, Canada. His main research interests are political participation, political representation, right-wing extremism in Europe, as well as quantitative and qualitative research methods. Since becoming a professor in 2010, Stockemer has published 2 single authored books, 1 edited volume and more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a co-editor of European Political Science (EPS), the professional journal of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).