PPM 601 | Applied Statistics for Public Policy and Management

Course Description

“Introduces students to a variety of analytical approaches to studying management, planning, and policy questions. The course concentrates on the acquisition of skills that will enable students to choose and apply statistical methodology appropriately, and to evaluate critically work done by others. Topics include data description and summarization, introduction to inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, measures of association, correlation analysis, and introduction to linear regression analysis.” —Muskie School of Public Service Course Guide

Highlighted Work | Data Analysis

A mock data analysis that outlines an evaluation of a gender discrimination case within school systems.