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An R Companion to Political Analysis

Third Edition


July 2022 | 416 pages | CQ Press
The Third Edition of An R Companion to Political Analysis by Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards teaches your students to conduct political research with R, the open-source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. This workbook offers the same easy-to-use and effective style as the other software companions to the Essentials of Political Analysis, tailored for R. With this comprehensive workbook, students analyze research-quality data to learn descriptive statistics, data transformations, bivariate analysis (such as cross-tabulations and mean comparisons), controlled comparisons, correlation and bivariate regression, interaction effects, and logistic regression. The clear explanations and instructions are aided by the use of many annotated and labeled screen shots, as well as QR codes linking to demonstration videos. The many end-of-chapter exercises allow students to apply their new skills.

The Third Edition includes new and revised exercises, along with new and updated datasets from the 2020 American National Election Study, an experiment dataset, and two aggregate datasets, one on 50 U.S. states and one based on countries of the world. A new structure helps break up individual elements of political analysis for deeper explanation while an updated suite of R functions makes using R even easier. Students will gain valuable skills learning to analyze political data in R.

 
Chapter 1: Using R for Data Analysis
 
Chapter 2: Descriptive Statistics
 
Chapter 3: Creating and Transforming Variables
 
Chapter 4: Making Comparisons
 
Chapter 5: Graphing Relationships and Describing Patterns
 
Chapter 6: Random Assignment and Sampling
 
Chapter 7: Making Controlled Comparisons
 
Chapter 8: Foundations of Statistical Inference
 
Chapter 9: Hypothesis Tests with One or Two Samples
 
Chapter 10: Chi-Square Test and Analysis of Variance
 
Chapter 11: Correlation and Bivariate Regression
 
Chapter 12: Multiple Regression
 
Chapter 13: Analyzing Regression Residuals
 
Chapter 14: Logistic Regression
 
Chapter 15: Doing Your Own Political Analysis
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • New datasets for this edition, including the 2020 American National Election Study
  • Updated suite of R functions allows for more powerful analysis with fewer functions
  • New “rcpa3” R package bundles all functions for easy loading
  • All new annotated figures help students easily walk through R 
  • Updated examples reflect new data and contemporary political issues
  • Four additional chapters break out different analyses and tests for more in-depth discussion and instructions
  • "Readings in Essentials" boxes help connect readers back to the main text for more explanation
  • Updates have been made to end of chapter exercises
KEY FEATURES:
  • Step-by-step instructions and labeled screenshots offer students clear guidance and visual explanations.
  • Students can quickly and easily install the R package that bundles all the featured datasets and functions.
  • Engaging exercises and research-quality datasets provide students with hands-on practice and skill application.
  • Concepts are reinforced by requiring students to write and run R scripts from the script window.
  •  A Closer Look boxes teach students how to write R commands and are integrated throughout the workbook for easy reference.
  • QR codes with links to videos help walk students through R.
  • Students are shown how to create stunning data visualizations.
  • Students are taught how to troubleshoot errors and use functions, not just copy R codes.

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