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Analytics, policy, and governance / edited by Jennifer Bachner, Benjamin Ginsberg, and Kathryn Wagner Hill.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government--Textbooks.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Government policy--Mathematical models.
- Government policy.
- Vector analysis.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vi, 261 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The first available textbook on the rapidly growing and increasingly important field of government analytics This first textbook on the increasingly important field of government analytics provides invaluable knowledge and training for students of government in the synthesis, interpretation, and communication of "big data," which is now an integral part of governance and policy making. Integrating all the major components of this rapidly growing field, this invaluable text explores the intricate relationship of data analytics to governance while providing innovative strategies for the retrieval and management of information.
- Contents:
- Part I Engaging the Data
- 1 Measuring Political and Policy Preferences Using Item Response Scaling / Joshua D. Clinton Clinton, Joshua D. 15
- 2 Causal Inference with Observational Data / Justin Esarey Esarey, Justin 40
- 3 Causal Inference with Experimental Data / David W. Nickerson Nickerson, David W. 67
- Part II Emerging Data Sources and Techniques
- 4 Descriptive Network Analysis: Interest Group Lobbying Dynamics Around Immigration Policy / Alexander Furnas Furnas, Alexander, Lee Drutman Drutman, Lee 91
- 5 Learning from Place in the Era of Geolocation / Ryan T. Moore Moore, Ryan T., Andrew Reeves Reeves, Andrew 118
- 6 Text Analysis: Estimating Policy Preferences from Written and Spoken Words / Kenneth Benoit Benoit, Kenneth, Alexander Herzog Herzog, Alexander 137
- 7 Machine Learning and Governance / Alex C. Engler Engler, Alex C. 160
- Part III Implications For Governance
- 8 Governing a Data-Driven Society / Kathryn Wagner Hill Hill, Kathryn Wagner 185
- 9 Big Data and Privacy / Priscilla M. Regan Regan, Priscilla M. 204
- 10 Reflections on Analytics: Knowledge and Power / Benjamin Ginsberg Ginsberg, Benjamin 226.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780300225174
- 0300225172
- Publisher Number:
- 99970258316
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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