Statistics is a language. A secondary goal of this class to make you effective translators. That is, you need to be able to communicate information to the appropriate audience, be it the town manager, the city council, a public administration conference or the public. This will not be a typical lecture class. I will use examples of problems often in class and will encourage active participation by everyone.
Questions are always welcome.
But I don't promise to have all the answers. To achieve these objectives, the course will be roughly divided into four sections. The first section will introduce you to the logic of research methodology and prepare you to undertake and critique research evaluating management decisions. The second section will cover basic empirical analysis. In this part of the course, you will learn how to analyze data using descriptive statistics.