Statistics for Library Decision Making: A Handbook (Contemporary Studies in Information Management, Policies & Services) - Softcover

Peter Hernon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0893916056 ISBN 13: 9780893916053

Publisher: Praeger (UK), 1989

Synopsis

This handbook assists students in understanding statistics and the types of decisions that the selection of a test entails. At the same time the volume will assist a broad audience by reviewing the research process; by presenting fundamental statistical concepts and methods; by identifying writings on library management using statistical analyses; by discussing statistical applications to library management, decision making and problem solving; and by familiarizing library managers with statistical tables and analysis and graphics software. The purpose of this volume is to supplement statistical textbooks and to inform library managers and library school students about the application of selected statistical tests and the interpretation of statistical findings. This volume presents basic statistical and research concepts clearly. It is not intended as a textbook that identifies numerous statistical tests and merely details their computations. Rather, the book complements the pool of existing textbooks by placing selected statistical applications in the context of the research process and library decision.

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About the Author

Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Praeger (UK)
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0893916056
• ISBN 13: 9780893916053
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1