Data Analysis for Development (Ugc Series in Economics) - Softcover

Klitgaard, Robert E.

 
9780195773132: Data Analysis for Development (Ugc Series in Economics)

Synopsis

Exploring the nature of applied data analysis, this book illustrates the use of statistical techniques in analyzing policy problems. These techniques are appled to real development problems in Pakistan to demonstrate the usefulness of data analysis in development. Students, economists, and professional policy analysts will discover that, as the author himself says, "Whatever one's political or ethical values, one can make better decisions by having statistical results."

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Synopsis

Exploring the nature of appled data analysis, Robert Klitgaard makes particular reference to Pakistan in this consideration of the use of statistical techniques in analysing policy problems in 'the messy, imprecise, but exciting real world'.

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