... administration of public programs or in academic research involving theory-building and theory-testing. Second, the authors document illustrative past uses of quantitative methods in public administration. ... Affairs and Administration, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IllinoisDANW. DURNING,PH.D. Research Associate, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia, ... Finally, Carmine P. F. Scavogives useful insight into ‘‘Constructing Data Sets and Manipulating Data.’’ In Part 4, research issues are discussed, especially those involving research design. In...