Gov2001 February 2010

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by msen＠fas.harvard.edu

Hey folks, Another one of your classmates is looking for a co-author. Please email him if you are interested in collaborating! best, Maya Name: Derick Bowen email: derickbowen at gmail.com Program: MPA/ID at the Kennedy School Interest: Development Economics, Education Economcis, Program Evaluation, Political Economy flexible on topic

14 years, 2 months

Chapter 4 on UPM

by elin＠hbs.edu

Starting with the \theta on the first page of chapter 4, there are several formulae that follow with a \bar notation. What does this \bar notation indicate? We see it again on equation 4.4, this time on \beta. Thanks! EXL -- ERIC LIN Technology and Operations Management Harvard Business School Boston, MA 02163 elin at hbs.edu mobile: +1.216.225.2545

14 years, 2 months

factorials and plots in R

by carly.r.knight＠gmail.com

> > Hi, > > I am having a problem getting my R plot into latex. I save it as a pdf > which looks fine. But when I write the code to pull it into Latex, it only > shows the graph (and not the x and y labels and title). I was wondering what > I was doing wrong? I've tried messing with the R font and the size of the > pdf. This is my latex code: > > \graphicspath{{C:/graphics/}} > \begin{center} > > \begin{figure}[h] > > \includegraphics{PS2_1.pdf} > > \end{figure} > > \end{center} > > > Has anyone had success importing the entire R plot? > > > Many thanks, > > > - Carly > > > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Maya Sen <msen at fas.harvard.edu> wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> A question came up on how to do factorials in R. The answer is that you >> can use the factorial function ("factorial"). So, for example: >> >> > factorial(6) >> [1] 720 >> > 6*5*4*3*2*1 >> [1] 720 >> >> Another question that came up was how to save the plots and figures that >> you create in R. There are a few ways to do it, but I like to save my plots >> as PDF's using the following type of command: >> >> pdf(file= "myPlot.pdf", width = 5, height = 5, family = "Helvetica", >> pointsize = 10) >> ## opens device to save plot, you can specify size, font, etc >> plot(xVec, yVec) >> ## creates plot -- you can also use here "hist" or the "curve" >> functions, of course >> dev.off() >> ## closes device and finishes saving >> >> If you move forward saving your plots as PDFs, then you should compile >> your LaTeX code using pdflatex. Otherwise, you might get an error. >> >> hope that helps, >> Maya >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gov2001-l mailing list >> gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu >> http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l >> >> > > > -- > Carly Knight > Ph.D. Student > Department of Sociology > Harvard University > Phone: (281) 682-4063 > E-Mail: crknight at fas.harvard.edu > -- Carly Knight Ph.D. Student Department of Sociology Harvard University Phone: (281) 682-4063 E-Mail: crknight at fas.harvard.edu

14 years, 2 months

can't access video of lecture #3

by alonso_sanchez＠mail.harvard.edu

Is anybody else having trouble accessing the video for lecture #3? I can watch all the other ones (section and lectures), but not this last one? The message I get when clicking on the Lecture 3 link is :"You are logged in as '########' and do not have access to /2010/02/22403/L03. If this is not you, please log in again." The HUID number is the correct one for me, so I don't understand why I wouldn't have access. Would anyone know who I could contact about this? Thanks very much, Alonso

14 years, 2 months

Section This Week: Optimization; Next Week R Review

by osgood2＠fas.harvard.edu

Hi everyone, We got a couple of questions about this so I wanted to clarify the section and problem set schedule. Section this will cover optimization of functions with an eye towards finding the maximum of a likelihood. Section next week (because we won't have a lecture) will focus on R and perhaps a little bit of latex. Problem Set 3 will be sent out Thursday. Best, Iain

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More spinach...

by healthispolitics＠gmail.com

Here's 107pgs of distributions + specs: www.causascientia.org/math_stat/Dists/*Compendium*.pdf -mark

14 years, 2 months

people looking for co-authors

by msen＠fas.harvard.edu

Hey folks, As promised, here's a list of people still looking for co-authors. (If I've left you off by accident, please let me know.) I'd encourage those of you still looking to get in touch with each other, preferably in the next week. Maya Name: Andrea Hill Email: anhill at hbs.edu Program: Doctoral Student at the Business School, focusing on Strategy Research Interests: Business, International Relations, Middle East, Development name: Sundeep Iyer email: siyer at fas.harvard.edu program: College (junior) Research Interests: Interested in British politics, study of parliaments, comparative politics more generally Name: Miguel Solano Email: msolano at fas.harvard.edu Program: Extension School Research Interests: Divergences in Economic Development, Political Economy of Development, Institutions Anything else relevant: I'm in the Boston area, so I'm generally free to work on the paper. Name: Michael Barnett email: mlbarnett at gmail.com program: Harvard Medical School - MD Student Research Interests: Health policy, health care variation, network science, genetics, systems biology Other stuff: I'm based in the Longwood area but could travel if someone shares my interests. Name: Yousuf Marvi email: usuf.marvi at gmail.com (preferred); otherwise, ymarvi at conncoll.edu program: extension school research interest: I am interested in topics in development studies, either in International Relations or Economics. I want to explore the constraints on young democratic polities. What makes the any different than other polities? Does the nature of democracy affect their economic outcome? And, etc other information: I am very flexible in terms of timing. I can meet Monday to Friday, after 5pm; anytime, on weekends. If need be, i can take some time off and work earlier, as well, during the weekdays. I work near Downtown Crossing, so I am equidistant from Longwood and Harvard Square. Additionally, I am very comfortable with the Math, so naturally, if somebody with a stronger background in R wants to co-author, that would be brilliant. name: Ashley Anderson email: aaanders at fas.harvard.edu program: Government Department interests: Quantative Assessments of Terrorism, Voting and Terrorism, basically any aspect of terrorism. I?m free to work on the paper at any time, though I am really free on Wednesdays and less so on Tuesdays. Also, I?m a hard worker, and I care a lot about my grades, so I think that I?d be a responsible partner. Nick Murphy email: nmurphy at eecs.harvard.edu program: CS PhD interest: I'm taking the course largely to learn how social scientists crunch their numbers, so the topic is actually kind of secondary to me. I could be convinced to work on a lot of things. It would be great if someone had a really, really large dataset they wanted to analyze, or a really large simulation they wanted to run, as I can potentially help with that. I live in Watertown, so I'm off-campus but can get on-campus fairly easily. name: Akihiro Nishi email: anishi at hsph.harvard.edu program: Master of Public Health (Quantitative Methods concentration) in HSPH interest: quantitative social science, healthy aging, social epidemiology, medical sociology Name: Abdul Tariq email: abdulahad.t at gmail.com Program: Research Assistant at the Kennedy School Interests: American Foreign Policy; national securty; American politics(electoral behavior, law and economics type stuff) Name: Meryl Federman email: federman at fas.harvard.edu Program: Undergrad, Class of '11 Interests: American Policy - especially energy Name: Anna Weisfeiler email: annaw at post.harvard.edu program: I'm in the ALM program at the Extension school, due to graduate this year. My interests are: Russia/Eurasia, terrorism\counter-terrorism\counter-insurgency, or possibly something on US elections, particularly youth turn-out\involvement. name: Hye Young You email: hyou at fas.harvard.edu program: Political Economy & Government G-1 (ph.d) interest: American politics (voting, roll-calls), International Political Economy, International Relations in general. Name: Abigail Coplin email: abigail.coplin at gmail.com program: regional studies of east Asia, but I would be willing to work on pretty much any comparative politics/ comparative sociology paper. name: Nick Menzies email: nick.menzies at gmail.com program: Health Policy PhD program research interests: decision analytic methods (cost-effectiveness analysis, etc) for resource allocation for health services in developing countries. Anything else relevant (maybe your location, or when you're free to work on the paper, etc.): Am mainly based in Longwood, but make it to Cambridge most days of the week. Keen to do a replication paper relevant to international health. name: Han He email: han.he at college.harvard.edu program: Harvard College Finance/Economics Work: Lamont, Cabot, Harvard Yard

14 years, 2 months

Fun LaTeX symbol site

by shelbygrossman＠gmail.com

Hi all, A friend recently pointed out this site to me, and I thought it might be of interest to the class: http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html You draw a symbol with your mouse, and the site brings up the LaTeX code for the symbol. Enjoy, Shelby

14 years, 2 months

Combinations and permutations

by nino_malekovic＠hks11.harvard.edu

Hi all, Does anyone know how to download a package that will enable me to use combinations and permutations? I searched for these functions online, and I found corresponding commands, but unfortunately these commands seem to be in a separate package. Nino Malekovic MPA Candidate, Class 2011 Harvard Kennedy School ________________________________________ From: gov2001-l-bounces at lists.fas.harvard.edu [gov2001-l-bounces at lists.fas.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of gov2001-l-request at lists.fas.harvard.edu [gov2001-l-request at lists.fas.harvard.edu] Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:00 PM To: gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu Subject: gov2001-l Digest, Vol 55, Issue 22 Send gov2001-l mailing list submissions to gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to gov2001-l-request at lists.fas.harvard.edu You can reach the person managing the list at gov2001-l-owner at lists.fas.harvard.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of gov2001-l digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Convention (Lin, Eric) 2. Re: Convention (Maya Sen) 3. Re: Likelihood of independent events being produced by the same model (Maya Sen) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:28:08 -0500 From: "Lin, Eric" <elin at hbs.edu> Subject: [gov2001] Convention To: Class List for Gov 2001/E-2001 <gov2001-l at lists.fas.harvard.edu> Message-ID: <C793C7A9.4A74%elin at hbs.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" When asked what the max likelihood estimate is, do you report the likelihood, or the value theta that achieves the max likelihood? EXL -- ERIC LIN Technology and Operations Management Harvard Business School Boston, MA 02163 elin at hbs.edu mobile: +1.216.225.2545

14 years, 2 months

last call for co-authors

by msen＠fas.harvard.edu

Hey folks, Hope you all enjoyed the weekend! Just a reminder -- if you're still looking for a co-author for the replication assignment, drop me an email with your name, program, what your interests are, and any other pertinent info. I'll be circulating the names of all who replied sometime tomorrow. Also, I wanted to just give a special reminder to extension school students, since I think there's some confusion. Extension students don't have to do the replication paper; it its place, we'll assign you a final project, which is similar in nature to a longer, more involved problem set. If you're an extension student who would prefer to do the replication paper assignment instead of the final project, you should get permission from the three of us within the next week or so. There's more info on this in the syllabus, but please let us know if you have questions. all the best, Maya

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