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Full Description
This accessible text offers an abundance of engaging examples and provides step-by-step instructions to illustrate common research methods and techniques, providing students and future administrators with a sound foundation in model building, research design, measurement, and sampling. The book's statistical section focuses on correct use and interpretation of commonly used statistics, including linear regression. The book's overall aim is to develop effective, efficient research skills among future public administrators so that they will be better policy makers. It accomplishes this not only by providing a solid foundation in technique, but also by developing an awareness of the ethical issues associated with conducting research and reporting findings.
Contents
Preface Chapter 1Chapter 2: Designs for Description Chapter 3: Designs for Explanation Chapter 4: Measuring Variables Chapter 5: Sampling Chapter 6: Contacting and Talking to Subjects Chapter 7: Data Collection: Questions and Questionnaires Chapter 8: Protection of Human Research Subjects and Other Ethical Issues Chapter 9: Secondary Data Analysis: Finding and Analyzing Existing Data Chapter 10: Combining Indicators: Index Construction Chapter 11: Univariate Analysis Chapter 12: Examining Relationships among Variables: Tests of Statistical Significance Chapter 13: Examining Relationships among Variables: Contingency Tables with Measures of Association, Analysis of Variance Chapter 14: Regression Analysis and Correlation Chapter 15: Communicating Findings and Completing the Project Glossary Index
