Jeremy G. Weber, University of Pittsburgh
This page provides supplemental materials for instructors, students, and professionals interested in using statistics in public policy, drawing from the book Statistics for Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Being Mostly Right (or at Least Respectably Wrong).
“Weber has written a book that many policy analysts should read. Certainly it will help those with little statistics (and less mathematics), but it should also provoke those already confident in their data skills to think a bit harder about what they are doing.” Read the full review.
– Economic Record
“This book covers actual real world statistics use and communication of results like no other.”
– Amazon Reviewer
“Your book has been an extremely valuable resource in teaching. I find your approach critical when teaching quantitative methods courses, especially for students in policy programs.”
– Professor of Public Policy
“Helped me through my master's class.”
– Amazon Reviewer
Guides to help integrate the book into three common course types:
A PDF containing all graphics and figures from the book, ideal for instructional use.