W. Phillips Shively is Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, and has also served on the faculties of Yale University, the University of Oregon, and Oslo University, Norway. At the University of Minnesota, he has served as Provost for Arts, Sciences and Engineering, and has also been inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers for his work with students.

Foreword

Preface

Chapter 1. Doing Research

Chapter 2. Political Theories and Research Topics

Chapter 3. Importance of Dimensional Thinking

Chapter 4. Problems of Measurement: Accuracy

Chapter 5. Problems of Measurement: Precision

Chapter 6. Causal Thinking and Design of Research

Chapter 7. Selection of Observations for Study

Chapter 8. Introduction to Statistics: Measuring Relationships for Interval Data

Chapter 9. Introduction to Statistics: Further Topics on Measurement of Relationships

Chapter 10. Introduction to Statistics: Inference, or How to Gamble on Your Research

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index

The Craft of Political Research immerses readers not only in how political scientists work, but also in how ideas produce research questions and guide the selection of research methods