Political Science Data, Methods, and Replication Resources

THIS WEEK'S THEME: Research Design, Research Ethics & Evidence of Causation

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Political Science Data Podcast: African Politics Today i

(21:07) This episode shares data-driven insights about African Politics. It covers a variety of studies, addressing issues like technology, state infrastructure, foreign relations, economics, ethnicity, the legacy of colonialism, and democracy. .

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Options for Testing Hypotheses About Proportions With RCPA3's TestpropsC Function i

Video tutorial & demo by Barry Edwards for R Companion to Political Analysis, 3rd Ed. (9:49).

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The Data Behind Wealth Inequality in America i

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LEARN HOW: Watch Lecture Videos for Essentials of Political Analysis, Video Tutorials for R, Stata, SPSS, and Excel

Special Features

Studying Donald Trump

Modern Mexican Politics

Online Survey Quality

Politics of Gun Violence

Special Edition: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The Russia-Ukraine War

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COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations..

Correlates of War Project Datasets

Systematic data on the design of preferential trade agreements that have been signed since 1945..

Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) Database

The data set includes a wide range of economic, social and geographic information for every U.S. congressional district, from 1943-1998..

Congressional District Data

Government data in a wide range of categories..

Mexico's Nat'l Inst. of Stats & Geography

Provides access to an expanding range of data from the European Union (EU) institutions and other EU bodies..

EU Open Data Portal

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Teach Political Analysis

Use our Interactive Syllabus Builder to create a course outline with ease! Integrate the classic text, Essentials of Political Analysis, with Companions for SPSS, Stata, Excel & R.

MORE FOR TEACHERS: Sample Syllabi, Classroom Resources, Teaching Assistant App (for term review), and Online R Demos.

ORIGINAL PROJECT: Studying Presidents

Pres. Chester Arthur's Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress

This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents. See index.