Why Statistics for Public Managers \ and Analysts? CHAPTER OBJECTIVES Aer rang this chapter, you shouldbe able to * Appreciate the importanesof using data in public management nd os + Identify vl f competency and proficiency data analysis + Describe strategies or increasing protien in date anaes + Understand the importance of eth princpes dat souls ROLE OF DATA IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Wyre Why ti The thot of pic managment 50 outa ke din mt oat ein sk ed ene te ‘a ming on pac bene eye te a i ones soa uaa se mange ae prey agp of engaging in arch and aio ech spre tog incomparan wis dowtping and implementing nor reece cede teens wel, inposiy deggie pat ing infantis tering sec ds ae ‘ncesingyin demand. Many dena tt pale and me eanges iy Saco ie Mans en ress? 5 make inv dats and analy one way or another Consider he flowing ‘common ws of analysand date: it, dta and objective ana ften are wed to decribe and analyze problems such athe magnitde of environmental ater (fr expe, (i pill), the extent of scl nd public health problems ach a homeless tes orth AIDS ede the exe of lawlezen the ee of econernie prerperity or stagnation, or the lpact of weathered problems Such as brought om by huricanes nd snowstorms For example, ates whether the literacy rte among 12 yer old i 3 percent or 30 percet of sore ‘ere in betwen. By desing the extent ofthese problems and thee “underying causes accurately manager are able to beer formulate eec- tive strteis for dealing wit them. Policy analyst begins by dest= ing he extent and characteris of probleme and the ftors sociated with ‘Second dat zeus to deri pice an programs, What are programs and plies expected to achieve How many seve are programs ‘xpected to provide! What are some milestone of achievement” How tach ‘vl progran cost Thee questions fvolvequaniible answer, such as {he aumber of rations guardsmen shat ce bought in 0 ast with search nd res forts aera major hsricae, ofthe umber of evacues for ‘hom ofl expect to provide refuge Policies and programs canbe ‘Sesto in gute dette ways, vain dine ogra activities the ‘Suration and geographic scope of activites, and stalin levels and aren rogram budet data “Third, programs prodace muh routine, administrative data that are ‘sed to mit progres and preven ra. For exape hospital Produce a lunge amount of dats about patent sity who aended thems, thir diagno sin bling code, and o on Schools produce vst amount of data abot ‘den achievement, student conduct, extracurricular sais, support Sod administrative services and soon. Regulatory programs produce data lost inpections snd compliance, la many sate, gaming devices (ach as ot machine) ere monitored electronically to enmare tht tx ae elected sd that dey fe not upered with, Administrative datas in moator ing programs, and manages ae expected to be falar with these data. "our alse i sd to guide and improve program operation. ‘Data canbe brought to fear on problems dat help manager chose s095 ‘competing strategies. or example what if analyse ght be wed eter min te catefectvnes of alternative courses of acon, Such als often tlre to nique situations and problems In adition, cent nd {hinchsarveys might be wed to nforen prorat priori by acseing POPU Teton eer and seve satsbiton, Syrtemaic rey provide valid and hjecie aseneni of cizen and cent neds, priory and ptceptons ofsl tits fr Pole Mioger an Ply Ana organdie Sr neo ini jane coord eof moan mangement tds ae wel clas ues Laps and ns ant tokaow what um hey epsom te tere Dl propa tid ptcs alte mat Dil hy pedis ay epee a? 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The standards of accredited _aduste programs in publ admiration and alas ecognize the ‘importance of quantitative analysis The aceretng ongniation for these Programs the National Asoclation of Schl of Public fare and Administration (NASPAA), equtes hts “comm cuticlm eompo- ‘nea al enbance the dent's values, knowledge and skills ac chi ‘ally and elective inthe application of quantitative and qualitative tech- igaes of analysis” NASPAA further tiplotes that such shoud be spplied to policy and program formulation, implementation, and ealus- tion, at well as to oer decision-making and problem-solving activites Ss or Pe Moraga and Anya 7 “tee sc of det and simpy heed ft a competence for nays wach an be aden reg is ous Fs mos an Susie ober dances et eo sie Thy ned ont dare rl an ht sth tuoi at Fr cote nl or orn ar inating ‘Shr nt orden rg iene Forde m= ‘iyecnlinst Heo the bang ao nea be able td ‘in ay of ae dt and dn hn They wl ced Tow wher dn beeen asthe tat J ot indo ‘Guts Hay manger il mete lets Joop new we of {ha for ding wih tun andl hey wre Cond munugr anda cl competent ahr own dou Sy eng nt pte se pra as ha Ferceampl Shey my nob nego demi cit neo rate protons The ayo cl nate ees hy with and ‘peta incontinent pes of rad ac x cha toeuch orn contin See ppsio or rogram et sure ‘ny manne let shy fe sao const thse ps oF ‘ure and crn sey incre wale a pubic “hn pule mang nd alt nd be abe ana hedate \Wisou anys eat pubs gre mig formation {bout rp tency nd eleven, or aang Wher rogram ‘Ponto nd for deeming nd eign ee neds Ans ‘gue comacy ntti vase done mest sie Toon impuvtn pobems em ah be don in wa tare oe (esi nd conden vi cent prc Tur, plc ame ond ns nocd he seo communi the ee Communion route sey apa comple or {Saracen in wae that ssn iow snes ess ‘Rou beeping ways aot ovesioing. 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