A Microsoft Excel Companion to Political Analysis

The trusted series of workbooksby Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards continues withA Microsoft ExcelCompanion to Political Analysis. In this new guide, students dive headfirstinto actual political data working with the ubiquitous Excel software. Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-stepinstructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in varied subfields of political science,including American politics, comparative politics, law and courts, and international relations. Chapters cover all major topics in political data analysis, from descriptive statistics through logistic regression, all with worked examples and exercises in Excel.No matter their professional goals, students can gain a leg up for theirfuture careers by developing a working knowledge of statistics using Excel.By encouraging students to build on their existing familiarity with the Excel program, instructors can flatten the statistics learning curve and take some of the intimidation out of the learning process. Gain lost timeusually spent troubleshooting software to provide students with a smooth transition into political analysis.