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Social Science and Research Methods New and bestselling textbooks

Spring 2021

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Higher Education | Social Sciences and Research Methods

Inferential Network Analysis

Regression and Other Stories

Skyler J. Cranmer Bruce A. Desmarais and Jason W. Morgan

Andrew Gelman Jennifer Hill and Aki Vehtari

Pioneering introduction of unprecedented breadth and scope to inferential and statistical methods for network analysis.

A practical approach to using regression and computation to solve real-world problems of estimation, prediction, and causal inference.

This updated edition is an examination of qualitative research in the social sciences, exploring its roots to analyze its current state.

Analytical Methods for Social Research

January 2018 228 x 152 mm 548pp 7 b/w illus. 28 tables 978-1-108-40450-1 Paperback £35.99 / $45.99 X

Analytical Methods for Social Research November 2020 228 x 152 mm 314pp 978-1-316-61085-5 Paperback £41.99 / US$54.99 X

July 2020 246 x 189 mm 548pp 183 b/w illus. 215 exercises 978-1-107-67651-0 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 P

The Science of Qualitative Research Second edition Martin J. Packer

An R Companion for the Third Edition of The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

An SPSS Companion for the Third Edition of The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

A Stata Companion for the Third Edition of The Fundamentals of Political Science Research

Paul M. Kellstedt and Guy D. Whitten

Paul M. Kellstedt and Guy D. Whitten

Paul M. Kellstedt and Guy D. Whitten

Teaches students how to use R to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.

Teaches students how to use SPSS to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.

Teaches students how to use Stata to conduct the statistical analyses most commonly used in political science.

June 2021 280 x 210 mm c.125pp 978-1-108-44603-7 Paperback £19.99 / US$26.99 X

April 2020 279 x 216 mm 100pp 978-1-108-44793-5 Paperback £19.99 / US$25.99 X

September 2019 279 x 216 mm 102pp 58 b/w illus.

978-1-108-44796-6 Paperback £19.99 / US$25.99 X

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Advanced Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Edited by John E. Edlund and Austin Lee Nichols

Written by an interdisciplinary team of global experts, this book is an invaluable tool for anyone learning about research methods.

March 2019 253 x 177 mm 386pp 47 b/w illus. 8 tables 978-1-108-44191-9 Paperback £44.99 / US$59.99 X

The Fundamentals of Political Science Research Third edition Paul M. Kellstedt and Guy D. Whitten

The third edition of this classic, best-selling textbook presents an authoritative introduction to the scientific study of politics.

August 2018 253 x 177 mm 340pp 21 b/w illus. 34 tables 978-1-316-64267-2 Paperback £39.99 / US$55.99 X

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A FIR ST COU R SE

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W. John Braun Duncan J. Murdoch

Research Methods A Tool for Life Fourth edition Bernard C. Beins

This comprehensive text introduces current scientific research with interesting, familiar issues to engage students.

March 2019 247 x 174 mm 534pp 50 b/w illus. 30 tables 978-1-108-45674-6 Paperback £57.99 / US$81.99 X

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology Second edition Bernard C. Beins and Maureen A. McCarthy

This seamless introduction to statistics and research methods identifies various research areas and analyzes how one approaches them statistically.

March 2019 253 x 203 mm 530pp 52 b/w illus.

978-1-108-43624-3 Paperback £49.99 / US$70.99 X

Statistics for the Social Sciences A General Linear Model Approach Second edition Russell T. Warne

This textbook uses the general linear model as an organizing system to help students understand similarities across statistical methods.

March 2021 253 x 203 mm c.650pp 978-1-108-81450-8 Paperback £57.99 / US$74.99 X

Statistics Using R An Integrative Approach Sharon Lawner Weinberg Daphna Harel and Sarah Knapp Abramowitz

Using numerous examples with real data, this textbook closely integrates the learning of statistics with the learning of R. August 2020 254 x 203 mm c.692pp 188 b/w illus. 102 tables 978-1-108-71914-8 Paperback £61.99 / US$79.99 X

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A First Course in Statistical Programming with R Third edition W. John Braun Duncan J. Murdoch

Get started computing with data.

Learn general principles while learning R – now including the tidyverse.

May 2021 246 x 189 mm c.275pp 978-1-108-99514-6 Paperback £34.99 / US$44.99 P

Marketing Research Methods Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Mercedes Esteban-Bravo and Jose M. Vidal-Sanz

Academically thorough and up-todate quantitative and qualitative market research methods text for business and social science students.

January 2021 246 x 189 mm 882pp 978-1-108-79269-1 Paperback £49.99 / US$64.99 X

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Research Methods in Business Studies

Psychology Research Methods

Fifth edition Pervez Ghauri Kjell Grønhaug and Roger Strange

Connecting Research to Students’ Lives Wendy Heath

Providing clear, practical explanations of research methods in business studies, this guide is indispensable for students writing reports.

March 2020 244 x 170 mm c.300pp 57 b/w illus. 87 colour illus. 27 tables 978-1-108-70824-1 Paperback £39.99 / US$54.99 X

This engaging undergraduate textbook uses research relevant to students’ lives to teach research methodology.

March 2018 253 x 203 mm 404pp 185 colour illus. 14 tables 978-1-107-46111-6 Paperback £49.99 / US$60.99 X

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Advances in Experimental Political Science Edited by James Druckman and Donald P. Green

Novel collection of essays addressing contemporary trends in political science, covering a broad array of methodological and substantive topics.

March 2021 253 x 177 mm c.600pp 978-1-108-74588-8 Paperback £39.99 / $ 49.99 P

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