TY - BOOK AU - Meier, Kenneth J. AU - Brudney, Jeffrey L. TI - Applied statistics: for public administration SN - 9780155067035 PY - 2002/// CY - Califonia PB - Wadsworth/Thomson Learning KW - Foundations of Quantitative Analysis KW - Descriptive statistics KW - Probability KW - inferential statistics N2 - This bookis meant for the MPA students because they come from disperatebackground , their prior exposure to statistics and quantitative methods was generally weak and varied widely; The book addresses substantive problems illustrative of those faced by praccticing administrators in the public and nonprofit sectors ER -