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Statistical Analysis for Public Administration

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ISBN-10: 0763740764

ISBN-13: 9780763740764

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Lawrence L. Giventer

List price: $135.95
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Description:

A basic text for statistical/quantitative analysis and research methods coursework, this is a problem-oriented book organized around a series of unique reference tables that simulate the problems public administrators routinely encounter and diagnose. The tables guide the reader to applicable statistical methods for solving problems, teaching both "what to do," and "how to do it."
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Book details

List price: $135.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 11/9/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 462
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Statistical Analysis: Description, Evaluation, and Estimation
What's the Problem? Problem Identification, Variables, and Measurement
Who, What, When, and How Much? One-Variable Description
What about It? One-Variable Evaluation - Nominal Level of Measurement
Ranks and Scales: One-Variable Evaluation - Ordinal and Interval Measures
Confidence: One-Variable Estimation
Tables and Graphs: Two-Variable Description
Two by Two: Two-Variable Evaluation - Nominal-Nominal Measures
Order within Groups: Two-Variable Evaluation - Nominal-Ordinal Measures
A Tale of Two Ranks: Two-Variable Evaluation - Ordinal-Ordinal ad Ordinal-Interval Measures
t Time with a Bit of ANOVA: Two-Variable Evaluation - Nominal-Interval Measures
Going Straight: Two-Variable Evaluation - Interval-Interval Measures
Line-Up: Two-Variable Estimation - Interval-Interval Measures
The Flat Earth Society: More than Two Variables
The Binomial Probability Distribution
The Proportion of the Area under the Normal Curve
Critical Values of the Z Statistic
Critical Values for the Chi-Square Statistic
Critical Values of D in the Kolmogorov-Smirnov One-Variable Test
Critical Values of the t Statistic
Critical Values of the F Statistic
Strength of Association Thermometer
Critical Values of C in Fisher's Exact Probability Test
Critical Values of U in the Mann-Whitney Test
Critical Values of D for the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Two-Variable One-Tailed Test
Critical Values of W in the Wilcoxon Test
Critical Values of Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
Random Numbers