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INTEGRATING EMPIRICAL RESEARCH INTO THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS: AN ILLUSTRATION
Author(s) -
Riordan Edward A.,
Becherer Richard C.,
Wiley James B.,
Richard Lawrence M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1981.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - compromise , legislature , public policy , variance (accounting) , computer science , multidimensional scaling , management science , empirical research , politics , operations research , economics , sociology , political science , mathematics , social science , statistics , accounting , machine learning , law , economic growth
A number of critical questions have arisen surrounding the value of using empirical data and analytical procedures in the formulation of social and/or public policy. This exploratory study illustrates how multivariate analyses can contribute to an objective formulation of compromise positions on a complex public policy issue. Both multidimensional scaling and analysis of variance were used to study how the perceptions of three divergent key influential groups could be integrated into a final legislative package. This researchbased methodology provides a more logical approach to public policy formulation than that typically offered by political compromise.