Applied statistics for public policy / Brian P. Macfie and Philip M. Nufrio.

Author/creator Macfie, Brian P., 1955-
Other author Nufrio, Philip M.
Format Book
Publication InfoArmonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., ©2006.
Descriptionxv, 536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Social sciences--Statistical methods.
Political statistics.

Contents Unit I. Descriptive statistics -- Introduction : what is statistics all about? -- Using polystat to do statistical analysis -- Presentation of data -- Summarizing data and using descriptive statistics -- Unit II. Basic probability and probability distributions -- Basic probability : theory and applications -- Sampling and the normal distribution -- The central limit theorem -- Unit III. Hypothesis testing -- Introduction to inferential statistics -- Estimating population means, proportions, and sample size with confidence -- Validating a hypothesis about a single population mean using a sample -- Validating hypotheses between two population means -- Validating hypotheses about a single population proportion -- Validating hypotheses about two population proportions -- Unit IV. Measures of association -- Comparing more than two population means with anova -- Comparing more than two population proportions using the chi-square test -- Determining relationships for two variables using simple correlation -- Measuring relationships between two variables with simple regression analysis -- Measuring multivariate relationships with multiple regression analysis -- Planning statistical research.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004023626
ISBN0765612399 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HA29 .M185 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold