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Public Policy and Statistics: Case Studies from RAND
Morton, Sally C.. Ed(S): Rolph, John (University Of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ca, Usa)
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Description for Public Policy and Statistics: Case Studies from RAND
hardcover. Public policy research requires using statistics to address complex problems in a pragmatic way. This volume describes the analytical techniques and applications that typify how statistical thinking has been applied at the Rand Corporation. This casebook is designed for statistics courses at both the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. Editor(s): Rolph, John (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA). Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPRB; PBT; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
Public policy research frequently requires using statistics to address important and complex problems in a pragmatic way. In this volume, we describe the rich analytical techniques and substantive applications that typify how statistical thinking has been applied at the RAND Corporation over the past two decades. Our philosophy is to be critical yet constructive. We strive to bridge the gap between being a discerning consumer of analyses, and an applied statistician who uses the available information to advise the policy-maker in the face of substantial uncertainty. Case studies of public policy problems are useful for teaching because they are familiar. ... Read more
Public policy research frequently requires using statistics to address important and complex problems in a pragmatic way. In this volume, we describe the rich analytical techniques and substantive applications that typify how statistical thinking has been applied at the RAND Corporation over the past two decades. Our philosophy is to be critical yet constructive. We strive to bridge the gap between being a discerning consumer of analyses, and an applied statistician who uses the available information to advise the policy-maker in the face of substantial uncertainty. Case studies of public policy problems are useful for teaching because they are familiar. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387987774
SKU
V9780387987774
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Reviews for Public Policy and Statistics: Case Studies from RAND
"I strongly recommend it as a source to instructors in statistics. Its breadth of applications and its organization of topics within the papers make the book an important contribution to the growing collection of books on case studies in statistics." R.W. Oldford in "Short Books Reviews", Vol. 21/1, April 2001