Applied Statistics for Public Administration

by Meier, Kenneth J.; Brudney, Jeffrey L.

• ISBN13: 9780155067035
• ISBN10: 0155067036
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-27
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

In its first edition, this was the first textbook to be published for methods/statistics courses in Public Administration. Today, Meier and Brudney continue to combine accessibility with an applied approach to presenting research methods. This proven text quickly and easily teaches aspiring public administrators the statistical techniques and methods required in the field.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Meier (Ph.D., Syracuse University) is currently the Charles Puryear Professor of Liberal Arts, professor of political science, and coordinator of the Programs in American Politics and Public Policy and Administration at Texas AandM University Jeffrey L. Brudney is a professor of political science and director of the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program at the University of Georgia

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
List of Symbols	xxiii
Part I Foundations of Quantitative Analysis	1	(46)
Statistics and Public Administration	3	(10)
Measurement	13	(12)
Research Design	25	(22)
Part II Descriptive Statistics	47	(58)
Frequency Distributions	49	(18)
Measures of Central Tendency	67	(24)
Measures of Dispersion	91	(14)
Part III Probability	105	(60)
Introduction to Probability	107	(18)
The Normal Probability Distribution	125	(20)
The Binomial Probability Distribution	145	(12)
Some Special Probability Distributions	157	(8)
Part IV Inferential Statistics	165	(50)
Introduction to Inference	167	(12)
Hypothesis Testing	179	(14)
Estimating Population Proportions	193	(8)
Testing the Difference Between Two Groups	201	(14)
Part V Analysis of Nominal and Ordinal Data	215	(78)
Construction and Analysis of Contingency Tables	217	(20)
Aids for the Interpretation of Contingency Tables	237	(28)
Statistical Control Table Analysis	265	(28)
Part VI Regression Analysis	293	(108)
Introduction to Regression Analysis	295	(28)
The Assumptions of Linear Regression	323	(14)
Time Series Analysis	337	(24)
Multiple Regression	361	(22)
Interrupted Time Series: Program and Policy Analysis	383	(18)
Part VII Special Topics in Quantitative Management	401	(36)
Decision Theory	403	(24)
Linear Programming	427	(10)
Annotated Bibliography	437	(4)
Statistical Tables	441	(10)
Glossary	451	(10)
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems	461	(20)
Index	481