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MPA 620
Intersession 2003
CSUN at Channel Islands

 


 

This page is a working site to support MPA 620 -- Research Methods for Public Administrators.  The links below provide a variety of samples of student work to assist the current working groups with conceptual models.

Please note that final Papers are due by Midnight Sunday February 2.


NEW
for MPA 620 January 2003:  

Final Questionnaire 
Final Data set

Class Syllabus

MLA Citation Style Guide

Library Exercise

Sample Literature Review

Sample Hypotheses

Sample Questionnaire

Sample Paper

Sample Questionnaire

Sample Dataset in SPSS format
(interviews conducted downtown Ventura 1/19/02)

Excel Version of Dataset

Download SPSS version 11.5
(This is a full version DEMO valid for 30 days from SPSS -- 
  56 megabyte download)

Guides and Instructions for SPSS:
     From the Indiana University
     From the University of Illinois Urbana
     From the University of North Carolina

Guides for Using Excel for Data Analysis:
     From the University of Massachusetts -- A
     From the University of Massachusetts -- B

GSS 2000 (2.5 mb)
(Additional Sample Dataset from the General Social Survey for those with -- HINT:  Under Utility Command Line use 'Variables' tool to see what variables are available.)

The GSS Codebook

Public Policy Analysis Resources
(This site provides an overview of Policy Analysis resources, and sample policy briefs from several agencies)

 

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Matthew Cahn
Department of Political Science
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA  91330-8254
(818) 677-3488
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