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SAGE publishes vital statistics on American politics 2015-2016

October 28th, 2015

Ahead of an important election year, many are turning to political data for insight on the American political system—data that is vast and at times, complex. SAGE today announces the release of Vital Statistics on American Politics 2015-2016, containing easy-to-understand, statistical data about many topics in American politics in one volume. The text is updated with information from hundreds of sources and is written for students, professional researchers and interested citizens wanting to learn about a broad spectrum of United States politics and policies.

"Some readers, particularly students who are accustomed to working with numbers as they appear in textbooks, are at times frustrated, perhaps even mystified, when confronted with tables and figures" wrote the co-authors/editors Dr. Harold W. Stanley and Dr. Richard G. Niemi. "It's important for these readers to realize that the fanciest statistics in this text are averages or medians. The figures and tables are easy to read. Many data are merely lists, but they're useful and some lengthy as they cover as many as two hundred twenty-five years."

The data, taken from sources such as the Pew Research Center, reference volumes, government publications, political science journals, monographs, press releases and many others, are presented in 11 sections:

Elections and Political Parties
Campaign Finance and Political Action Committees
Public Opinion and Voting
The Media
Congress
The Presidency and Executive Branch
The Judiciary
Federalism
Foreign and Military Policy
Social Policy
Economic Policy

The text helps readers understand how to extract the maximum information from its tables and figures with explanatory chapter introductions and a Guide to References for Political Statistics, which explains the various sources used and where to look for additional information.

The editors also wrote, "Now more than ever, understanding politics requires an ability to comprehend numerical data and the assumptions behind them. For depth of information and ease of use, this updated edition is the best resource of its kind."

More information:
A FREE 30-day online trial of SAGE Knowledge, including Vital Statistics on American Politics 2015-2016, is available by emailing librarysales@sagepub.com.

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