Most literature indicates that public administrators use mostly quantitative methods.

Public administrators conduct research to plan, solve problems, and support their decisions. They must collect data to support these tasks and other courses of action.QUESTION:What can qualitative research offer that quantitative methods cannot offer to support these public administration tasks: (1) plan, (2) solve problems, (3) support their decisions ?

Reimbursements and cost–benefit analysis

Reimbursements and cost–benefit analysis are ways to compare the costs and benefits of an intervention, where both are expressed in monetary units (CDC, n.d.). Cost–Benefit Analysis Monetary ValuationThe analysis estimates that the following benefits are worth $140 billion:Direct medical costs avertedValuation of quality of life gained due to non-fatal heart attacks avertedValuation of life years … Read more