The POWERMUTT Project: Table of Contents

Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science:
The POWERMUTT* Project
(SPSS Version)
*Politically-Oriented Web-Enhanced Research Methods for Undergraduates — Topics and Tools
Resources for introductory research methods courses in political science and related disciplines

Home Table of Contents Introduction Note to Instructors Course Syllabi Using POWERMUTT Author's Home Page

Political Science As a Social Science Research Design Levels of Measurement Displaying Categorical Data Data Collection More About Measurement Contingency Table Analysis Control Variables Discriptive Statistics Standard Scores and the Normal Distribution Comparing Means Regression and Correlation Logitudinal Analysis of Survey Data

American National Election Study 2004 Subset American National Election Study 2000-2004 Panel Study Subset General Social Survey Cumulative (1972-2006) Subset U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate U.S. States Countries California State Legislature

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General Data Statistics/Methods Texts Applets, etc. SPSS Resources ICPSR Resources SDA Resources Glossaries