Hi Everyone,
On problem 4 we are looking for a general analysis of the paper and
data analysis as a whole. You don't need to provide a lengthy
discussion of every table in the Fish article. However, you should try
to replicate the data analysis in all of the tables (except, as
mentioned in earlier emails, tables 6-8) so that you know where the
weak spots (if any) are in the analysis. As noted in an earlier email,
if you can replicate Fish's results in a particular table and what you
find there is not important to your overall critique of the paper, you
can get by with a sentence or two saying that you could replicate the
results in the table and the underlying assumptions don't appear to be
violated based on diagnostics A, B, C, etc.
You have a good deal of latitude on this problem. However, if there is
an obvious problem in a regression that is central to Fish's argument
and you don't mention the problem then you will likely lose some
points.
Hope this helps.
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
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