Essential statistics for public managers and policy analysts. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Evan M. Berman, XiaoHu Wang.
• Other Names: Berman, Evan M; Wang, XiaoHu, 1962-
• Contents: Why statistics for public managers and analysts? -- Research design -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Measuring and managing performance: present and future -- Data collection -- Central tendency -- Measures of dispersion -- Contingency tables -- Getting results -- Hypothesis testing with chi-square -- Measures of association -- The T-test -- Analysis of variance -- Simple regression -- Multiple regression -- Logistic regression -- Time series analysis -- Survey of other techniques.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (392 pages)
• Subjects: 519.5; Public administration -- Statistical methods; Policy sciences -- Statistical methods
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483366272; 1483366278
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