TY  - BOOK
AU  - Meier,Kenneth J.
AU  - Brudney,Jeffrey L.
AU  - Bohte,John
TI  - Applied statistics for public and nonprofit administration
SN  - 9780495501107
AV  - HA29 .M46 2009
U1  - 351.015195 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Australia
PB  - Thomson / Wadsworth
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Public administration
KW  - Statistical methods
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 	pt. 1. Foundations of Quantitative Analysis --
Ch. 1. Statistics and Public and Nonprofit Administration --
Ch. 2. Measurement --
Ch. 3. Research Design --
pt. 2. Descriptive Statistics --
Ch. 4. Frequency Distributions --
Ch. 5. Measures of Central Tendency --
Ch. 6. Measures of Dispersion --
pt. 3. Probability --
Ch. 7. Introduction to Probability --
Ch. 8. The Normal Probability Distribution --
Ch. 9. The Binomial Probability Distribution --
Ch. 10. Some Special Probability Distributions --
pt. 4. Inferential Statistics --
Ch. 11. Introduction to Inference --
Ch. 12. Hypothesis Testing --
Ch. 13. Estimating Population Proportions --
Ch. 14. Testing the Difference between Two Groups
N2  - "Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration is praised at colleges nationwide for its ability to make a difficult subject accessible to both students and practitioners. Avoiding jargon and formulas, authors Kenneth J. Meier, Jeffrey L. Brudney, and John Bohte guide readers step by step through statistical techniques in use today."--Jacket

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