Table Of ContentAP P LI ED STATISTICS
F O R P U B L I C A N D N O N P R O F I T
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EIGHTH EDITION
AP P LI ED STATISTICS
F O R P U B L I C A N D N O N P R O F I T
A D M I N I ST R AT I O N
KENNETH J. MEIER
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
JEFFREY L. BRUDNEY
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
JOHN BOHTE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
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To Diane and Nancy
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About the Authors
Kenneth J. Meier is the Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts and Dis-
tinguished Professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University. He is also a
professor of public management in the Cardiff School of Business, Cardiff Uni-
versity (Wales). He is a former editor of the American Journal of Political Science
(1994–1997), a former associate editor of the Journal of Politics (1991–1994),
and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Th eory (2000–2009). He
served as the president of the Southwest Political Science Association; the Ameri-
can Political Science Association sections on State Politics and Policy, Public
Policy, and Public Administration; the Public Management Research Associa-
tion; and the Midwest Political Science Association. In 2006 he received the John
Gaus Award for career contributions to public administration scholarship, and in
2010 he received the Dwight Waldo Award from the American Society for Public
Administration for career contributions to the literature. He currently lives with
the love of his life, Diane Jones Meier, in Bryan, Texas, and spends his free time
comparing the merits of California zinfandels with Australian shirazes.
Jeffrey L. Brudney is the Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public
Service at Cleveland State University’s Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban
Aff airs. According to a study published in the Journal of Public Administration Ed-
ucation, he ranks tenth in research productivity among scholars worldwide, based
on article publication in all refereed journals affi liated with the American Society
for Public Administration. Dr. Brudney has received several international honors
and awards, including the Herbert Kaufman Award from the Public Administra-
tion Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA). In 2006, he
received the fi rst-ever Association for Research on Nonprofi t Organizations and
Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) Award for Excellence in Teaching; he has also re-
ceived the Mentor Award from the APSA Women’s Caucus. Dr. Brudney is the
author of Fostering Volunteer Programs in the Public Sector: Planning, Initiating,
and Managing Voluntary Activities, for which he received the John Grenzebach
Award for Outstanding Research in Philanthropy for Education.
John Bohte is associate professor of political science at the University of Wis-
consin–Milwaukee (Ph.D., Texas A&M University). Dr. Bohte enjoys teaching
courses on public budgeting, statistics, and state politics.
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