Part Ⅰ.Introduction:Why Empirical Methods in Law? 1
Chapter 1:Thinking Empirically 7
Chapter 2:Research Design 25
Part Ⅱ.How to Gather Data:Empirical Research Methodologies 55
Chapter 3:Asking Questions:Surveys and Interviews 59
Chapter 4:Experimental Data 93
Chapter 5:Archival Data 125
Chapter 6:Sampling 139
Chapter 7:Coding 165
Part Ⅲ.How to Evaluate Data:Statistical Techniques 189
Chapter 8:Distributions and How to Describe Them 191
Chapter 9:Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Significance 227
Chapter 10:Inferential Statistics 247
Chapter 11:Correlation and Regression Analysis 289
Chapter 12:Specialized Regression Techniques 335
Part Ⅳ.Communicating Your Results:Writing About and Presenting Empirical Matters 367
Chapter 13:Communicating Empirical Results 369
Chapter 14:Conclusions 395
Glossary 403
Index 431