Description
The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics
This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of "big data," which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.
About the Author
Jennifer Bachner is director of the Master of Science in Government Analytics at Johns Hopkins. Benjamin Ginsberg is David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and chair of Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins. Kathryn Wagner Hill is director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.
Reviews
"This book is well written and an essential aid for work in this realm, and gives advanced students many tools with which to design projects and draw conclusions from them."-Choice * Choice *
Book Information
ISBN 9780300208399
Author Jennifer Bachner
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 16mm
This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of "big data," which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.
About the Author
Jennifer Bachner is director of the Master of Science in Government Analytics at Johns Hopkins. Benjamin Ginsberg is David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and chair of Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins. Kathryn Wagner Hill is director of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at Johns Hopkins.
Reviews
"This book is well written and an essential aid for work in this realm, and gives advanced students many tools with which to design projects and draw conclusions from them."-Choice * Choice *
Book Information
ISBN 9780300208399
Author Jennifer Bachner
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 16mm
