a practical guide Nishishiba, Masami creator Jones, Mattew Kraner, Mariah text xxu Los Angeles SAGE [2014] monographic eng

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xxi, 367 p. : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. Research design and data collection -- When a practitioner becomes a researcher -- Research alignment -- Identifying the focus of the research : research objective and research question -- Research design -- Sample selection -- Data collection -- Section II. Data analysis -- Quantitative data preparation and descriptive statistics -- Hypothesis testing and statistical significance : logic of inferential statistics -- Comparing means between two groups -- Comparing means of more than two groups : analysis of variance (ANOVA) -- Bivariate correlation -- Chi-square analysis -- Regression analysis -- Qualitative data analysis -- Section III. Summing up : putting the pieces together -- Writing reports -- Using research methods for continuous improvement : program evaluation and performance measurement -- Appendix A : Additional SPSS and Excel instructions -- Appendix B : Emily's survey form -- Glossary -- Index -- About the authors. Masami Nishishiba, Matthew Jones, Mariah Kraner, Portland State University. Includes bibliographical references and index. Public administration Research Methodology Nonprofit organizations Management Management JF1338.A2 N57 2014 9781452203522 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2013031328 160226 20170925135459.0