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100			_aWagner, Kevin
245			_aBayesian inference in public administration research: substantive differences from somewhat different assumptions
260			_c2005
300			_ap.5-35.
520			_aThe purpose of this article is to point out that the standard statistical inference procedure in public administration is defective and should be replaced. The standard classicist approach to producing and reporting empirical findings is not appropriate for the type of data we use and does not report results in a useful manner for researchers and practitioners. The Bayesian inferential process is better suited for structuring scientific research into administrative questions due to overt assumptions, flexible parametric forms, systematic inclusion of prior knowledge, and rigorous sensitivity analysis. We begin with a theoretical discussion of inference procedures and Bayesian methods, then provide an empirical example from a recently published, well-known public administration work on education public policy. - Reproduced.
650			_aPublic administration
700			_aGill, Jeff
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a65951
999			_c65951 _d65951