Gov2001 January 2011

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by Rachel Crouch

Hi class, I hope I'm not too late on this one, but I don't know many people in the class and I definitely don't have a co-author yet. In the spirit of interactivity, it might make sense to put our preferred topics into a spreadsheet and sort ourselves into partners that way. Here's a link to a google spreadsheet I put together: https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en <https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?hl=en&hl=en&key=tID3Aw_l3_ui_7Hpj6Xxpww &authkey=CJ2JhtYP#gid=0> &hl=en&key=tID3Aw_l3_ui_7Hpj6Xxpww&authkey=CJ2JhtYP#gid=0 . If people write down their topics of interest and contact info, it might help us pair up. If somebody wants to make this spreadsheet better or input any other relevant columns, go ahead. Best, Rachel _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Problem Set Question

by Mabel Lana Botelho Abraham

Hi, I am working on the HW and I am unclear about 2.1. What do you mean by sigma-squared ancillary parameter? Is this the variance or the intercept? Also, should we be generating data for this probem? Mabel ________________________________ From: gov2001-l-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu [gov2001-l-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu] On Behalf Of Molly Roberts [molly.e.roberts(a)gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2011 11:05 AM To: Class List for Gov 2001/E-2001 Subject: [gov2001] lecture quiz Hi everyone -- We noticed a few of you have not filled out the lecture quiz on the course website. Although it is past the 8AM deadline, we still are interested in understanding the points in the lecture you were confused about. If you haven't filled out the lecture quiz, please do so as soon as possible! Best, Molly _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Re: [gov2001] Section Video Part 2

by Mabel Lana Botelho Abraham

Hi Brandon and Molly, I was wondering if the second part of Wednesdays section was recorded? If so, where can I find the video? Thanks, Mabel _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Important: R Review Session

by Brandon Stewart

Hi Folks, Based on some of the feedback we've gotten on the reading quizzes we are going to have another extra R review session Tuesday night from 7PM-8:30PM (place TBD). I will just be going (very slowly) over the code we've already been through. If there are any special requests (concepts you don't understand, things you want to try etc.) send me an email by tomorrow night and I will try to put together some code addressing that topic. Be sure to come armed with questions! Brandon _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Important: Course Move

by Brandon Stewart

Gov 2001, For Monday we are moving the course to a new room: CGIS-South S-020 Case Study Room (across the street and downstairs) * * *The move is not permanent yet, we are just trying it out. Don't forget to come to the right room though!* * * *Brandon* _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

lecture quiz

by Molly Roberts

Hi everyone -- We noticed a few of you have not filled out the lecture quiz on the course website. Although it is past the 8AM deadline, we still are interested in understanding the points in the lecture you were confused about. If you haven't filled out the lecture quiz, please do so as soon as possible! Best, Molly _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Homework Question

by Colin Sullivan

For Question 2.1, do we need to make our OLS functions robust to missing data in the inputs? Or can we just assume that the dependent variable vector and the explanatory variable matrix will be complete? Thanks, Colin _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

R Exercises and Resources

by Brandon Stewart

Gov 2001, Thanks to everyone who is annotating, turning in the reading quizzes and otherwise participating in the class. One of the early pieces of feedback we've gotten is request for more R learning materials. I culled together some R resources that you may or may not have seen. These are in addition to the resources available on the Course Website under Computing Documentation, Using R and Zelig. Teaching R through Sabermetrics http://princeofslides.blogspot.com/search/label/sab-R-metrics?updated-max=2… CRAN's Introduction to R http://cran.r-project.org/doc/manuals/R-intro.pdf Some nice R exercises http://faculty.washington.edu/tlumley/Rcourse/someexamples.pdf LearnR Toolkit for Excel Users (exercises, lecture notes and video!) http://chartsgraphs.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/learnr-toolkit-to-help-excel-u… The R Primer http://www.stat.washington.edu/cggreen/rprimer/ You also might consider R in a Nutshell: http://www.amazon.com/R-Nutshell-Desktop-Quick-Reference/dp/059680170X/ref=… Good luck and happy coding! I promise that it gets easier. Brandon _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Lecture Notes in NB?

by Kreg Steven Brown

Hello, I think it's cool that NB allows us to communicate with our classmates about the readings, but I also like how I can make notes to myself as I read. Would it be possible to put the lecture notes up on NB so we could annotate those as well? I'm thinking for personal use, but it's also possible that someone may have a question for the class (e.g. about a formula) that they could make a note of. At the very least, does anyone have any software suggestions for managing and commenting on PDF's (short of buying Acrobat)? Thanks, Steven _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

Problem set question - Aces in a straight

by Colin Sullivan

For problem 1.3, how should we deal with aces? Can we just assume that aces are either high or low (rather than allowing both an A-2-3-4-5 straight and a 10-J-Q-K-A straight)? _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

13 years, 2 months

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