Observations and Expectations in Political Analysis. In politics, you begin by asking theoretically interesting questions. Sometimes statistics can help answer those questions. When it comes to applied statistics, students shouldnt just learn a vast array of formulathey need to learn the basic concepts of statistics as solutions to particular problems. Peter Galderisi demonstrates that statistics are a summary of how to answer the problem learn the math but only after learning the concepts and methodological considerations that give it context. By emphasizing the underlying logic of statistical analysis for greater understanding