本課程除了對研究法作廣泛的介紹外，並加強統計學的基本原則和方法，以及
統計學在社會科學的運用，期使同學對統計在研究政治現象所扮演的角色有深入的
瞭解。並配合統計軟體的介紹與實作，使學生能夠獨立從事資料分析。第一學期著
重於社會科學的研究法，第二學期著重於資料的分析和統計學實務的研討和實作。

In addition to providing a broad introduction to research methods, this course also reinforces the basic principles and methods of statistics, and
The application of statistics in social sciences is expected to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the role statistics plays in studying political phenomena.
Understand. It is also coupled with the introduction and implementation of statistical software to enable students to independently engage in data analysis. First semester
Focusing on research methods in social sciences, the second semester focuses on the analysis of data and the discussion and implementation of statistical practice.

主要課本:
(1) 潘明宏、陳志瑋譯，最新社會科學研究方法，韋伯，九十二年。(原著Frankfort-Nachmias, C. and D. Nachmias, 1999, 6th Eds. Research Methods in the Social
Sciences, New York: St. Martin's.)
(2) 方世榮編譯，統計學，五南，八十增訂三版年。(原著R. Johnson and G.
Bhattacharyya, 譯自Statistics: Principle and Methods.)
參考課本:
(1) 劉鶴群等譯，社會科學研究方法，雙葉，民九十九年。
(2) 朱柔若譯，社會研究方法，台北揚智，民八十九年。
(3) 瞿海源等編，社會及行為科學研究法(共三冊)，台北東華，101年初版。

Main textbooks:
(1) Translated by Pan Minghong and Chen Zhiwei, The Latest Social Science Research Methods, Weber, 1992. (Original work Frankfort-Nachmias, C. and D. Nachmias, 1999, 6th Eds. Research Methods in the Social
Sciences, New York: St. Martin's.)
(2) Compiled by Fang Shirong, Statistics, Wunan, revised to third edition in 1980. (Original work by R. Johnson and G.
Bhattacharyya, translated from Statistics: Principle and Methods.)
Reference textbook:
(1) Translated by Liu Hequn et al., Social Science Research Methods, Shuangye, 1999.
(2) Translated by Zhu Rouruo, Social Research Methods, Taipei Yangzhi, 1989.
(3) Qu Haiyuan et al., eds., Social and Behavioral Science Research Methods (three volumes in total), Tung Hwa, Taipei, first edition 101.