“The approach is well executed.The problems encountered by [the characters] represent real-life issues than administrators are faced with and the applications needed to address them.” ?Lee W. Payne, Stephen F. Austin State University Research Methods and Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administrators: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive, easy-to-read, core text that thoroughly prepares readers to apply research methods and data analysis to the professional environments of public and non-profit administration. The authors expertly incorporate original case examples to demonstrate concepts using “real actors,” facing specific scenarios, in which research methods must be applied. This unique approach?presented in language accessible to both students new to research as well as current practitioners?guides the reader in fully understanding the research options detailed throughout the text.Research Methods and Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administrators: A Practical Guide 1st Edition is written by Masami Nishishiba; Matthew Jones; Mariah Kraner and published by SAGE Publications, Inc. ISBNs for Research Methods and Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administrators are 9781483321462, 1483321460 and the print ISBNs are 9781452203522, 1452203520. Additional ISBNs include 9781483301419, 9781483367958.