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Informationen zum Autor Camille P. Roman, Sondra Brandler, Gerald J. Miller, Kaifeng Yang Klappentext Explores how systematic research methods could aid in understanding traditional questions in public administration as well as theoretical and practical questions. This book offers encyclopedic treatment of research designs with case studies; surveys research designs used in public administration and relates these designs to analytical methods. Zusammenfassung Explores how systematic research methods could aid in understanding traditional questions in public administration as well as theoretical and practical questions. This book offers encyclopedic treatment of research designs with case studies; surveys research designs used in public administration and relates these designs to analytical methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Theory-based Public administration inquiry The Logic of Inquiry in the Field of Public Administration! N.M. Riccucci Theory! H.T. Miller Dealing with Multiple Paradigms in Public Administration Research! K. Yang! Y. Zhang! and M. Holzer Where Do Research Questions Come From And How Are They Developed? S.J. Yeager Writing a Literature Review: The Art of Scientific Literature! D.A. Bearfield and W.S. Eller Research design Purpose and Significance of Research Design! J.B. Justice The Research Problem! Method! and Serendipity: One Investigator's Journey! J.S. Bowman Threats to Validity in Research Designs! N.A. Giannatasio The Responsible Conduct of Social Research! P. Coontz Qualitative Research Methods! V. Gabrielian! K. Yang! and S. Spice Comparative Research in Public Administration: A Historical-Institutionalist Perspective! R.S. Kravchuk Legal Research Methods! J. Beckett Measurement and data collection Describing and Measuring Phenomena in Public Administration! L.T. Hu & D. Olshfski Sampling and Data Collection! A. Northrop and S. Arsneault Using the Survey as an Instrument of Inquiry in Research! S.R. Majumdar Questionnaire Construction! D. Robbins Collecting Survey Data via Telephone: A Primer! R.W. Schwester Obtaining Archival and Other Existing Records! S.J. Piotrowski Data management General Issues in Data Management! R.K. Chavda Constructing Data Sets and Manipulating Data! C. Scavo Managing Large-Scale Electronic Data for Public Administration Research: An Information System Approach! Y.C. Chen Basic quantitative analysis Introduction to Data Analysis! K.Chavda Applying Matrix Algebra in Statistical Analysis! S.R. Majumdar Univariate Analysis! C. Mo Statistics for Nominal and Ordinal Data! M. Margolis Analysis of Variance! C. Cirincione Linear Correlation and Regression! L.R. Alm and S.G. Mason Advanced quantitative analysis Multivariate Regression Analysis! E.A. Graddy and L. Wang Multivariate Techniques for Dichotomous Dependent Variables: An Application to Public Policy! M.C. Shelley Identifying Dimensions and Types in Public Administration Research: Introduction to Principal Component Analysis! Factor Analysis and Other Clustering Techniques! G. Julnes Confirmatory Factor Analysis: A Practical Introduction! D.H. Coursey Introduction to Panel Data Analysis: Concepts and Practices! T.H. Eom! S.H. Lee! and H. Xu Forecasting Methods for Serial Data! D. Williams Other techniques Data Envelopment Analysis for Performance Assessment and Decision-Making: An Introduction! P. De Lancer Julnes Content Analysis! C.C. Bowen and W.M. Bowen Meta-Analysis! C.C. Bowen Q Methodology! S.R. Brown! D.W. Durning! and S.Selden Methods of Network Analysis! S.A. Andrew and R.C. Feiock Economic Modeling! R.J. Hy and J.R. Wollscheid Grounded Analysis: Going Beyond Description to Derive Theory from Qualitative Data! R. Brower and H.S. Jeong Research Methods Using Geographic Information Systems! A. Haque Reporting! presentation! and teaching Presenting Quantitative Research Results! J.E. Miller Styles of Schola...
