Hi Alison,
I have a couple (of what are probably), easy questions.
Problem 3: Graph a smooth line for F subscript a,b Do we plug in our own
values of a & b? Also, is "a" the degrees of freedom? If that's the case,
what is "b"? What is a smooth line?
-->yes, experiment with plugging in different values for a, the degrees of
freedom for the numerator, and b, the degrees of freedom for the
denominator. Look at the example degrees of freedom used in the Fox text
and start from there. You can graph a smooth line using the commands from
the R handout from section (type="l")
Problem 4c: what is that little "e" Epsilon? I don't recall going over this.
-->the E means "element of" in set theory, and in this case, we're looking
for the probability that X falls within the interval -1.5 < Z <= 0.75.
Good luck!
Alison
Hi Everyone,
Please see below from the COOP re: the latest in the Cleveland saga.
I'll let you know when the books arrive at the COOP.
Best,
Kevin
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:20:56 -0400
From: tm300(a)bncollege.com
To: Kevin Quinn <kquinn(a)fas.harvard.edu>
Subject: Re: Visualizing Data
Good news! I just received a message from Hobart Press -- they are
overnight shipping 35 copies of Visualizing Data. I will email you when
they arrive.
Sarah
Hi Everyone,
The first assignment is up on the web now under the "Homework"
heading.
Please don't hesitate to ask me, Ryan, or Alison if you have any
questions.
Best,
Kevin
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Kevin Quinn
Assistant Professor
Department of Government and
Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences
34 Kirkland Street
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
Who's on? Anyone have specific times they can meet/would like to meet?
I'm available Wed-Fri after 4:30 and anytime on the weekends.
Hope to hear from you!
Marie
--
Assistant to the Director, Gary King
Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences/Harvard-MIT Data Center
Harvard University
34 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone (617)495-9271
Fax (617) 496-5149
mcole(a)latte.harvard.edu
www.cbrss.harvard.edu
Hi Everyone,
Let me clarify my last post to the list in which I forwarded a
message from the COOP. You do not have to go through the COOP to get
the textbooks. The usual online dealers appear to have good prices and
fast delivery of everything except the Cleveland book. For that you
may want to contact the publisher directly. Info is at:
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/ms/departments/sia/wsc/order.html
Also, we are going to try to find another copy of Cleveland to put on
reserve in Littauer.
Best,
Kevin
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Kevin Quinn
Assistant Professor
Department of Government and
Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences
34 Kirkland Street
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
please see below for info on books at the COOP...
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 17:22:43 -0400
From: tm300(a)bncollege.com
To: kquinn(a)fas.harvard.edu
Subject: GOVT 1000 Textbooks
Dear Prof. Quinn,
Thank you for your e-mail. We originally ordered 12 copies each of the
required texts for GOVT 1000. The order quantity was based on a history of
low sales for the course. In Fall 2003 (we sold 15 copies of the required
text in Fall 2002 and only 2-7 copies of the required texts in Fall 2003).
Our initial order of Cleveland's Visualizing Data has not arrived, although
we placed the order in August. I tried calling Hobart Publishing today to
check on the initial order and to order additional copies (for a total of
35) and was not able to reach them. Their toll free number is disconnected
and the number I got from directory assistance leads to a voicemail with no
outgoing message. I left a message and will try them again first thing
tomorrow. Do you know of any other way to contact Hobart Publishing or
another source for their books? I apologize for the late notice, but this
issue has just come to our attention. As soon as we can get through to
Hobart, we will do anything we can to get the books immediately. If you
wish to substitute a different title, please let us know and we will
expedite the order.
I am ordering 10 additional copies of the other required books. These
should arrive in 5-7 business days. Any students who need the books can
stop in or call us ar 617-499-2223 to reserve copies in advance and we will
be happy to notify them and hold copies when the books arrive. So far, we
have taken reservations from 2-3 students from your course.
Sincerely,
Sarah Poole
Harvard Coop Textbooks
Customer Service: 617-499-2223
E-mail: Harvard(a)bkstore.com
Hi, everyone. I'll hold office hours in CBRSS right after Tuesday and
Thursday sections. I'm happy to answer any math or computing questions.
At the end of lecture, a student asked about problem set strategies and
sections. The intent is *not* that you have necessarily completed the
problem set before section. Nor is the intent that you wait until section
to first glance at the problem set. The intent is somewhere between these
two extremes.
We also strongly recommend that you work in groups on the problem sets.
Both statistics and computing will be more clear, more quickly, if you
work together!
Ryan
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Ryan T. Moore ~ Government & Social Policy
Ph.D. Candidate ~ Harvard University
Homepage: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~rtmoore/
Gov1000: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~gov1000/
Prefresher: http://people.hmdc.harvard.edu/~mathpre/
Hi, everyone. I just thought I'd take a quick inventory of the Gov 1000
computing situation before the first problem set is distributed Monday.
At the very least, for the problem set, you'll need to use R and integrate
R code, graphics, and text into a typewritten document. "Sample.tex" and
"hwtemplate.tex" under Computing Documentation on the course website will
help you learn how to do this in LaTeX. Let us know if you have any
computing questions, and in particular if you are unsure of how to access
R in some form.
Documentation and examples of the tools and environments below are
available on the Gov 1000 website. While R is the only required tool, all
of the others will make using R easier, and will make your applied
research, both quantitative and qualitative, better.
1. R: The course statistical package. You can use R in several
environments, including the R Console on the XDesktop, through XEmacs on
the XDesktop, through local XEmacs, or R for Windows/Mac.
2. XEmacs/Emacs: Text editors for creating and editing a) .R documents
that include your R code, b) .tex documents that process your work in
LaTeX, c) .txt documents that include (relatively) unformatted text, d)
.bib bibliography files, and e) .pdf or .ps versions. XEmacs can be used
on the XDesktop or downloaded free for use on your local machine.
3. VNC XDesktop: A remote session in which you can use R, XEmacs, LaTeX,
Unix, web browsers, and much more. As long as your session survives, your
XDesktop remains as you last left it, even after you close the window.
Accesible through the script, or through SecureCRT & TightVNC, for
example.
4. LaTeX: A document preparation system that greatly simplifies the
production of finished documents. LaTeX is not WYSIWYG, but it formats
math and text nicely, allows for easy importation of R code and graphics,
and has many powerful time-saving features (like the command
"\tableofcontents", which, in 16 characters, creates an entire table of
contents).
5. Unix: An operating and file management system that integrates
seamlessly into the XDesktop and MacOSX. The Unix program "pine" is an
easy way to check your email without a web browser.
Again, let us know if you have any questions. I hope everyone's first
week of class went well -- See you all tomorrow.
Ryan
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Ryan T. Moore ~ Government & Social Policy
Ph.D. Candidate ~ Harvard University
Homepage: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~rtmoore/
Gov1000: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~gov1000/
Prefresher: http://people.hmdc.harvard.edu/~mathpre/
Hi, Marie. See below.
> Hi Ryan, Per the instructions on the website, I'm not getting R to
> launch within XEmacs; I type in exactly how it instructs, but nothing
> happens.
Once you've opened XEmacs (in the XDesktop), the command sequence to open
R is "M-x R", or, "Meta-x R". This means hold down the "Meta" key (which
is Esc by default) and type "x", then release both keys, and type a
capital R. Then type enter. Then Xemacs will ask what directory you want
to start in. Type enter. Then R should "fontify", and the R prompt
should appear.
Note that the "M" in the instructions is "Meta", not a capital M. If this
doesn't work, let me know what keystrokes you're using and we'll get
everything sorted out.
Cheers,
Ryan
I don't think this made it to the gov1000-list...
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:09:21 -0400
From: Jens Hainmueller <jens_hainmueller(a)ksg05.harvard.edu>
To: gov2000-list-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu
Subject: AW: [gov2000-list] please help 1st years with your books
I have both Fox and Cleveland and am happy to lend my copies. Shoot me
an email, if you're interested.
Best,
Jens
