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Research Methods for Public Administrators (Paperback, 7th edition)
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Research Methods for Public Administrators (Paperback, 7th edition)
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Research Methods for Public Administrators contains a thorough
overview of research methods and statistical applications for
advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and practitioners.
The material is based on established social science methods.
Concepts and applications are discussed and illustrated with
examples from actual research. The book covers research design,
methods of data collection, instructions on formulating research
plans, measurement, sampling procedures, and statistical
applications from basic statistics to more advance techniques. The
basics of conducting experiments, survey research, case studies,
and focus groups are discussed. Data organization, management, and
analysis are also covered, as are data analysis and hypothesis
testing. Descriptive and inferential statistics are discussed and
illustrated with examples. The book also includes a chapter on
obtaining and analyzing secondary data (data already collected for
other purposes) and a chapter on reporting and presenting research
results to a variety of audiences. This is a general textbook
written primarily for students of public administration and
practitioners in public and not-for-profit organizations. It
includes materials shown to be useful in gathering and assessing
information for making decisions and implementing policies. The
material is discussed at a level to be accessible and with enough
detail to be useful. New to the seventh edition: Additional and
expanded material on qualitative research, big data, metadata,
literature reviews, and causal inference New material on
experiments and experimental research New examples and case
studies, including those dealing with public policy Expanded
material on using computers for data management Information on new
NSF and NIH ethics and protection of human subjects requirements
for researchers New data sets and Power Point slides for each
chapter.
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