Making Your Case : Using R for Program Evaluation.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780190228095
- 005.13/3
- H62 -- .A849 2015eb
Cover -- Making Your Case: Using R for Program Evaluation -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Introduction to Program Evaluation in Social Service Agencies -- 2. Issues in Program Evaluation -- 3. Getting Started With R -- 4. Getting Your Data Into R -- 5. Basic Graphics With R -- 6. Making Your Case by Describing Your Data -- 7. Making Your Case by Looking at Factors Related to a Desired Outcome -- 8. Making Your Case Using Linear Regression With R -- 9. Making Your Case Using Logistic Regression With R -- 10. Bringing It All Together: Using The Clinical Record to Evaluate a Program -- Appendix A. Resources for Research Methods -- Appendix B. Terminology Used in This Book -- Appendix C. R Packages Referred to in This Book -- Appendix D. Clinical Record/Filemaker Field Names -- References -- Index -- R Functions Index.
This book introduces readers to R, a freely available statistical language, to conduct program evaluations. The book uses case studies to illustrate techniques that include data description and visualization, bivariate analysis, simple and multiple regression, and logistic regression. There is a comprehensive example using The Clinical Record as a data repository.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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