A Stata Companion to Political Analysis
Pollock'sStata Companion to Political Analysisis a useful, accessible introduction to data analysis using Stata for undergraduates. The exercises at the end of each chapter gradually increase in complexity to the point where students with no experience in the subject can perform and understand sophisticated multivariate techniques. My colleagues and I continue using the text to help guide students through their upper level classes and independent research projects. --Roy Dawes, Gettysburg CollegeIn this second edition, Pollock continues to provide students with a thorough yet highly accessible introduction to Stata. The companion is an ideal supplement to theEssentials of Political Analysis, and makes it easy for instructors to put into practice the various concepts and methods of analysis discussed in the text. The use of recent datasets provides instructors with opportunities to use recent examples from American politics in their exercises, making this work even more accessible. Introducing students to Stata is a challenging task; theStata Companionprovides the perfect mix of instruction and exercises for success. --Douglas Kuberski, Texas A&M; UniversityOnce again Pollock has managed take on the unmanageable and unenviable task of introducing undergraduates to political methods and analysis using Stata. Pollock's first edition is a staple in my political methods class, and this latest edition is a welcome update. Using timely data, he carefully and artfully takes the novice undergraduate through the doors of Stata to the real world of political science methods, analysis and scholarship. --Katie Vigilante, Oxford College of Emory University