Analyzing public policy : concepts, tools, and techniques
Responsibility Dipak K. Gupta. Edition 2nd ed. Imprint Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, c2011. Physical description xxiii, 470 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Author/Creator Gupta, Dipak K.
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- Reason, rationality, and public policy : the puzzle of human behavior
- The analysts : their role and their tools
- Government and the market
- The policy process
- Critical thinking and research design
- Basic statistics
- Probability and hypothesis testing
- Sources of data
- Making sense of numbers
- Projection techniques : when history is inadequate
- Projection techniques : historical data
- Projection techniques : simple and multiple least squares
- The elements of strategic thinking : decision tree and game theory
- Choosing the best alternative : cost-benefit analysis
- So you want to be an analyst? : some practical suggestions.
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