Knowledge of: Principles and practices of public administration; methods and techniques of data collection, analysis, interpretation and report preparation; policies and procedures of assigned department; Federal and state laws, regulations, ordinances, codes, and regulations related to assignment; methods and techniques of statistical and financial analysis; principles and methods of statistical measurement, cost analysis and fiscal planning; principles and practices used in grant development and administration; techniques and concepts of database management systems and conceptual systems design in order to store and extract data; computer equipment and software applications related to assignment; principles and practices of modern office methods and procedures; English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It is further distinguished from the next higher class, Senior Management Analyst, in that the latter is the advanced journey level class performing highly complex departmental administrative and analytical work, having significant responsibility above the journey level and performing work requiring significant independent judgment.