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Compare statistical modeling approaches to identify the most effective quantitative designs for analyzing government organization, management, and performance.

January 1, 2001Journal of Public Administration Research and TheoryOpen Access

Means and Ends: A Comparative Study of Empirical Methods for Investigating Governance and Performance

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CHCarolyn J. HeinrichVanderbilt University LLL. E. LynnAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

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Comparative methodological analysis reveals superior precision and variance estimation of multilevel models in public administration data, highlighting advantages over standard regression.

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Compare statistical modeling approaches to identify the most effective quantitative designs for analyzing government organization, management, and performance.
Reviewed recent advances in quantitative research designs and empirical modeling within governance literature.
Estimated public sector performance by comparing three empirical frameworks: multilevel (hierarchical linear) models, individual-level ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, and OLS regression aggregated at the site or administrator level.
Multilevel models captured complex, hierarchical relationships in government administration with greater precision than individual or aggregate OLS models.
Hierarchical linear approaches provided explicit accounting of variance across distinct administrative levels and enhanced the generalizability of findings across organizations.

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Heinrich et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab0893ff0fb08b1f5f81cb4 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a003490

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Comparative methodological analysis reveals superior precision and variance estimation of multilevel models in public administration data, highlighting advantages over standard regression.

Means and Ends: A Comparative Study of Empirical Methods for Investigating Governance and Performance

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