The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the demand for analyses of health and public affairs program data. Governments at the federal and state levels have stimulated, if not mandated, much of this increased de- mand and spawned numerous not-for-profit and quasi-public organizations- research groups, lobbying organizations, consulting firms-who actively use analytic techniques. Program analysis is a broad term that encompasses activities such as pro- gram planning and prediction, program assessment, and program evaluation. Though purposes differ and techniques vary, the...