“A superb text for research methods courses.” (*)

Thoroughly updated, more concise than the previous edition, and available for the first time in paperback, this widely-used text is designed to help students learn what to research, why to research, and how to research. McNabb integrates both quantitative and qualitative approaches to research in one volume, and includes the most comprehensive coverage of qualitative methods currently available. It covers such important topics as research design, specifying research problems, designing questionnaires and writing questions, designing and carrying out qualitative research, and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Heavily illustrated, classroom tested, and exceptionally readable and engaging, the text also provides specific instructions on the use of available statistical software programs such as Excel and SPSS.

Endorsements:

“David McNabb has provided the field of political science with a superb text for research methods courses. After class-testing the manuscript, my students lavishly praised the book for its clarity, its skill at presenting the many dimensions of research methods, and its adroit sections on statistical methods. This text should be very widely adopted and I recommend it highly.” — Larry Geri, The Evergreen State University (on the previous edition)