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Philip H. Pollock III is a professor of political science at the University of Central Florida. He has taught courses in research methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels for more than thirty years. His main research interests are American public opinion, voting behavior, techniques of quantitative analysis, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. His recent research has been on the effectiveness of Internet-based instruction. Pollock’s research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, and the British Journal of Political Science. Recent scholarly publications include articles in Political Research Quarterly, the Journal of Political Science Education, and PS: Political Science and Politics. Barry C. Edwards writes textbooks and works for Fair Trial Analysis, LLC, a company that conducts research on juries and jurors for civil and criminal litigation. He received his B.A. from Stanford University, a J.D. from New York University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. He taught survey design and analysis, research methods, and prelaw courses at the University of Central Florida and continues to teach occasional courses for the University of Georgia. His political science interests include American politics, public law, and research methods. He founded the Political Science Data Group and created the PoliSciData.com website. His research has been published in American Politics Research, Congress & the Presidency, Election Law Journal, Emory Law Journal, Georgia Bar Journal, Harvard Negotiation Law Review, Journal of Politics, NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, Political Research Quarterly, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Management Review, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review.An approachable and lucidly written text that provides students with the essential knowledge and tools for conducting empirical political science research.
- Yi Yang,
An excellent introduction on how to carry out social scientific research. Highly recommended for undergraduate courses on research design and the basics of statistical analysis.
- David Dreyer,
An excellent textbook to use for scope and methods and undergraduate statistics courses.
- Maurice Mangum,
A great book that introduces students to the basic elements of research, data, and data analysis. Students don′t necessarily need to start the class with a working knowledge of statistics to be successful.
- Brian Crisher,
A well-written undergraduate methods textbook that even the most apprehensive student can understand.
- Nadine Gibson,
Foundations of statistics for poli sci major in plain language with easy to comprehend exercises.
- Volodymyr Guptan,
Straightforward with good resources.
- Youssef Chouhoud,
This is a thorough and understandable introduction to research methods that can easily be adapted to your classroom preferences and needs.
- Scott Leibertz,
Using Excel, R, SPSS, or STATA? Companion workbooks featuring statistical software instructions and exercises help your students apply their knowledge.