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Statistical Analysis for Public and Nonprofit Managers
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Leanna Stiefel
Book Code: C3301
ISBN: 0-275-93301-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-93301-2
223 pages, figures,
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 2/28/1990
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The book emphasizes statistical models that use more than one variable and is unique in presenting multivariate statistics specifically with the public and nonprofit manger in mind. Examples throughout have been chosen to be relevant to the not-for-profit organization and each chapter contains several `real-life' illustrations of how statistical techniques can be used in actual practice.
    —RPGP
Description: Designed for use by professionals and graduate-level students in public administration and not-for-profit management, this is a comprehensive, clearly written guide to the use of statistical analysis in the management of nonprofit organizations. The volume emphasizes statistical models that use more than one variable and is unique in presenting multivariate statistics specifically with the public and nonprofit manager in mind. Examples throughout have been chosen to be relevant to the not-for-profit organization and each chapter contains several "real-life" illustrations of how statistical techniques can be used in actual practice. In addition to explaining statistical methods and techniques in detail, the author focuses on why statistics should be used and helps the reader obtain an intuitive grasp of the rationale behind the statistics. Because she stresses the logic of proofs and the limitations of results rather than the pure mathematics of statistical derivation, the volume is accessible to students and managers with only a little statistical background. Following a chapter that introduces the concept of multivariate analysis, Stiefel explains simple and multiple regression models in detail. Later chapters discuss other techniques that are becoming widely used in not-for-profit organizations: logit and probit analysis, time-series models, and simultaneous equation models. Two types of examples are used to make the material immediately relevant to the not-for-profit manager: real-world examples culled from professional journals and reports in a variety of fields including health care, education, finance, budgeting, and administrative science; and examples of results obtained using statistical programs run on a personal computer. Thus the book enables the reader to understand and interpret both the statistics used in professional articles and statistical results as they appear on computer printouts. Four appendixes review basic statistical methods such as simple summation operators, the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and hypothesis testing for the sample mean.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The Bivariate or Simple Regression Model
  • The Multiple Regression Model, Part I--Estimators, Statistical Properties, and Significance Tests
  • The Multiple Regression Model, Part II--Importance of Variables, Model Building, and Forecasting
  • Dummy Variables and Nonlinear and Nonadditive Relationships
  • Basic Assumptions and Common Problems in Regression Models
  • Qualitative Dependent Variables
  • Some Advanced Topics: Pooled Time-Series and Cross-Section Analysis, Lagged Variables, Missing Data, Time-Series Analysis, and Multiequation Systems
  • An Overview
  • Appendices
  • Bibliographical Essay
  • Index
LC Card Number: 89-16131
LCC Class: HD30
Dewey Class: 658.4
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