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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 519.5 EAN: 9780872893016 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0872893014 Label: CQ Press Manufacturer: CQ Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 309 Publication Date: 2006-10 Publisher: CQ Press Studio: CQ Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This tightly integrated set -- textbook, workbook and CD-ROM, all blended seamlessly -- presents the basic analytical tools utilized by today's public managers and policy analysts. Tailored specifically to the needs of students in public administration and public policy programs, Essential Statistics introduces and reinforces important statistical skills that will be immediately relevant to them. Essential Statistics includes: * clear and concise discussions of statistical concepts and applications, from basic descriptive techniques to more advanced analytical tools * learning objectives and key term lists that frame each chapter for quick and easy reference * multiple tables, figures, and boxes to reinforce important concepts and enhance skill acquisition Exercising Essential Statistics includes: * critical thinking questions, data-based and research in practice exercises, helpful tips on data presentation, and suggested reading lists that correspond with coverage of each textbook chapter * two software guides -- "How to Use SPSS" and "Guide to Using Spreadsheets" -- that capitalize on the increased value of computers in methods courses. Freeing students from time-consuming calculations, these real-world applications allow for quick results interpretation and data validation * perforated and spiral-bound pages for maximum flexibility CD-ROM includes: * Six SPSS data sets that cover a range of measures and applications from citizen and employee survey data, to time series data of juvenile crimes, to an assessment of watersheds developed by the EPA, to regression analysis of pollution, productivity improvement, and crime * Eleven spreadsheets that highlight practical ways to conduct data analysis with Excel * data sets in alternate formats -- SAS, SYSTAT, and STATA -- to help expose your students to a range of statistical software packages Average Rating:
 Rating: - A decent statistic bookThe book was one of the inexpensive statistic book which also related to policy analysis. The book gave you decent knowledge about how to apply statistic on policy analysis, but if you are type of person who is looking for lots of examples, I will not suggest this book. Also, if you have never take the statistic class or took the class long time ago, I will suggest you pick up a statistic textbook along with this book so you have a better understanding. The book does not tell you how to run a statistic ... Read More 
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