An IBM® SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis

An IBM® SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis equips students with practical political data skills using updated datasets from GSS and ANES, including 2020 election variables. The Seventh Edition enhances learning with new data and examples, newly-divided chapters, and hands-on exercises, preparing students for research and careers in political science.

In Phillip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards′ trusted An IBM® SPSS® Companion to Political Analysis workbook, students dive headfirst into actual political data and work with a software tool that prepares them not only for future political science research but the job world as well. Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in American political behavior and comparative politics. The Seventh Edition has been thoroughly revised to break up larger chapters for a more detailed and focused exploration of key topics. This edition has also been updated to reflect current datasets from the General Social Survey (GSS) and American National Election Studies (ANES), including new variables related to the 2020 presidential election, ensuring students are working with relevant and up-to-date political science data. Datasets are all compatible with all post-12 releases of SPSS.