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03293aam a2200361 i 4500 001 9F7B155EF1E611E78A18091E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180105010221 008 130813s2014 caua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013031328 020 $a 1452203520 020 $a 9781452203522 035 $a (OCoLC)840462692 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d BDX $d YDXCP $d MUU $d OCLCF $d CDX $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a JF1338.A2 $b N57 2014 082 00 $a 001.4/2024658 $2 23 100 1 $a Nishishiba, Masami, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004096722 245 10 $a Research methods and statistics for public and nonprofit administrators : $b a practical guide / $c Masami Nishishiba, Matthew Jones, Mariah Kraner. 264 1 $a Los Angeles : $b SAGE, $c [2014] 300 $a xxi, 367 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t About the authors. $t Acknowledgments -- $g Section III. Summing up : putting the pieces together -- $t When a practitioner becomes a researcher -- $t Research alignment -- $t Identifying the focus of the research : research objective and research question -- $t Research design -- $t Sample selection -- $t Data collection -- $g Section II. Data analysis -- $t Quantitative data preparation and descriptive statistics -- $t Hypothesis testing and statistical significance : logic of inferential statistics -- $t Comparing means between two groups -- $t Comparing means of more than two groups : analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- $t Bivariate correlation -- $t Chi-square analysis -- $t Regression analysis -- $t Qualitative data analysis -- $g Section III. Summing up : putting the pieces together -- $t Writing reports -- $t Using research methods for continuous improvement : program evaluation and performance measurement -- $t Appendix A : Additional SPSS and Excel instructions -- $t Appendix B : Emily's survey form -- $t Glossary -- $t Index -- $t About the authors. 520 $a "Research Methods and Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administrators: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive, easy-to-read, core text that thoroughly prepares readers to apply research methods and data analysis to the professional environments of public and non-profit administration. The authors expertly incorporate original case examples to demonstrate concepts using "real actors," facing specific scenarios, in which research methods must be applied. This unique approach--presented in language accessible to both students new to research as well as current practitioners--guides the reader in fully understanding the research options detailed throughout the text." -- $c Publisher website. 650 0 $a Public administration $x Methodology. $x Methodology. 650 0 $a Nonprofit organizations $x Management. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108402 650 7 $a Nonprofit organizations $x Management. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01038913 650 7 $a Public administration $x Methodology. $x Methodology. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082028 700 1 $a Jones, Matthew, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98105798 700 1 $a Kraner, Mariah, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214015039.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9F7B155EF1E611E78A18091E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search