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020			_a9781452203522 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_cJTL
050			_aJF1338.A2 _bN57 2014
100			_aNishishiba, Masami _952754
245			_aResearch methods and statistics for public and nonprofit administrators : _ba practical guide / _cMasami Nishishiba, Matthew Jones, Mariah Kraner, Portland State University.
260			_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE, _c[2014]
300			_axxi, 367 p. : _billustrations (some color) ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. Research design and data collection -- When a practitioner becomes a researcher -- Research alignment -- Identifying the focus of the research : research objective and research question -- Research design -- Sample selection -- Data collection -- Section II. Data analysis -- Quantitative data preparation and descriptive statistics -- Hypothesis testing and statistical significance : logic of inferential statistics -- Comparing means between two groups -- Comparing means of more than two groups : analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Bivariate correlation -- Chi-square analysis -- Regression analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Section III. Summing up : putting the pieces together -- Writing reports -- Using research methods for continuous improvement : program evaluation and performance measurement -- Appendix A : Additional SPSS and Excel instructions -- Appendix B : Emily's survey form -- Glossary -- Index -- About the authors.
650			_aPublic administration _vResearch _xMethodology. _952755
650			_aNonprofit organizations _xManagement. _952756
650			_aManagement. _952757
700			_aJones, Mattew _952758
700			_aKraner, Mariah _952759
942			_2lcc _cRESC _hJF 1338.A2 _iN57 2014
999			_c14548 _d14548