Statistics for Public Administration: Practical Uses for Better Decision Making / Edition 2 in Bloomington, MN

A solid, working knowledge of how to apply statistics to the types of data used in local government is essential for public administrators if they are to make good decisions. The good news is you don't have to be a statistician to understand what kind of information you need in researching an issue, know how to use statistical information, and distinguish between good analyses and poor ones.
Statistics for Public Administration: Practical Uses for Better Decision Making Second Edition takes a conversational, practical approach to demonstrate how statistics can help you do your job better. The goal of this book is to make you, as a public administrator, an educated consumer and effective translator of statistical information. You'll be able to understand the general approaches and problems with public sector research and data measurement, conduct basic statistical analyses of raw data using a variety of methods, and evaluate the validity of statistical research performed by others.
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