Overview
- Provides an introduction to using R for political science research
- Suitable for students with no programming background
- Teaches both tidyverse and base R for a solid foundation
Part of the book series: Texts in Quantitative Political Analysis (TQPA)
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This text teaches basic R skills to political science students with no programming background. Intended specifically for the students who need to learn R for a class and who have no interest in R or may even be afraid of or hostile to it, this text builds an awareness of basics, confidence, and a skill set necessary to transition into more advanced texts.
To that end, in addition to standard topics, this book includes three chapters specific to the new or reluctant learner. The Introduction explicitly sets expectations for how to use the book and discusses fixed and growth mentalities, and why a growth mentality is crucial for learning R. Chapter 1 includes some basic information on programming, R, and their place in political science research. Chapter 2 explicitly discusses errors, warnings, and methods of debugging. Further chapters build on this by including new errors or warnings that students may encounter as they progress.
In service of the aim to give students a solid foundation in R and awareness of what it is and can do, this book teaches and uses both tidyverse and base R frameworks throughout. After completing the book, students should be prepared to learn more advanced materials.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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About the author
Jane Lawrence Sumner is an Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University in 2016. Her research focuses on the interactions between governments, companies, and the public. She's also interested broadly in measurement and data issues in political science. She is the author of ‘The Cost of Doing Politics’ (2022).
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Bibliographic information
Book title: R for Political Science Research
Book subtitle: An Introduction for Absolute Beginners
Authors: Jane L. Sumner
Series title: Texts in Quantitative Political Analysis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-75853-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-75852-2Published: 31 January 2025
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-75855-3Published: 31 January 2026
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-75853-9Published: 30 January 2025
Series ISSN: 2730-9614
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9622
Edition number: 1
Number of pages: XVII, 363
Number of illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Political Science, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Political Theory