Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration

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

• ISBN13: 9780495501107
• ISBN10: 0495501107
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-03
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

As the first book ever published for public administration statistics courses, APPLIED STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION makes a complicated subject easy to understand for students and professionals who have little background in statistics or research methods. Steeped in experience and practice, this landmark text remains the first and best in research methods and statistics for students and practitioners in public--and nonprofit--administration. All statistical techniques used by public administration professionals are covered, and all examples in the text relate to public administration and the nonprofit sector. The text doesn't use jargon; instead, it uses a step-by-step approach that helps you master the concepts.

Table of Contents

List of Symbols

Preface

Foundations of Quantitative Analysis

Statistics and Public and Nonprofit Administration

Measurement

Research Design

Descriptive Statistics

Frequency Distributions

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion

Probability

Introduction to Probability

The Normal Probability Distribution

The Binomial Probability Distribution

Some Special Probability Distributions

Inferential Statistics

Introduction to Inference

Hypothesis Testing

Estimating Population Proportions

Testing the Difference between Two Groups

Analysis of Nominal and Ordinal Data

Construction and Analysis of Contingency Tables

Aids for the Interpretation of Contingency Tables

Statistical Control Table Analysis

Regression Analysis

Introduction to Regression Analysis

The Assumptions of Linear Regression

Time Series Analysis

Multiple Regression

Interrupted Time Series: Program and Policy Analysis

Regression Output and Data Management

Special Topics in Quantitative Management

Performance Measurement Techniques

Decision Theory

Linear Programming

Annotated Bibliography

Statistical Tables

Glossary

Answers to Odd-Numbered Computational Problems

Index

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