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ghumphr＠fas.harvard.edu

17 Apr 2006 17 Apr '06

3:45 a.m.

Hi, Considering that no one specified 4 for COST (and trying to pull out an absolute scale is ridiculous in this situation), we should not calculate first differences between COST=3 and COST=4, correct? Geoff

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dhopkins＠fas.harvard.edu

17 Apr 17 Apr

4:07 a.m.

According to my dataset, 3 people specified COST=4--but regardless, yes, extrapolate away (e.g. do estimate that change). Best, Dan ---- Ph.D. Student Department of Government Harvard University Tutor, Currier House dhopkins(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.danhopkins.org On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 ghumphr(a)fas.harvard.edu wrote:

Hi, Considering that no one specified 4 for COST (and trying to pull out an absolute scale is ridiculous in this situation), we should not calculate first differences between COST=3 and COST=4, correct? Geoff _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

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ghumphr＠fas.harvard.edu

6:06 a.m.

Oh, right.. Quoting Dan Hopkins <dhopkins(a)fas.harvard.edu>du>:

According to my dataset, 3 people specified COST=4--but regardless, yes, extrapolate away (e.g. do estimate that change). Best, Dan ---- Ph.D. Student Department of Government Harvard University Tutor, Currier House dhopkins(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.danhopkins.org On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 ghumphr(a)fas.harvard.edu wrote:

Hi, Considering that no one specified 4 for COST (and trying to pull out an

absolute

scale is ridiculous in this situation), we should not calculate first differences between COST=3 and COST=4, correct? Geoff _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

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ghumphr＠fas.harvard.edu

6:56 a.m.

I had the line COST=as.factor(TARGET) in the R file. Quoting ghumphr(a)fas.harvard.edu:

Oh, right.. Quoting Dan Hopkins <dhopkins(a)fas.harvard.edu>du>:

According to my dataset, 3 people specified COST=4--but regardless, yes, extrapolate away (e.g. do estimate that change). Best, Dan ---- Ph.D. Student Department of Government Harvard University Tutor, Currier House dhopkins(a)fas.harvard.edu http://www.danhopkins.org On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 ghumphr(a)fas.harvard.edu wrote:

Hi, Considering that no one specified 4 for COST (and trying to pull out an

absolute

scale is ridiculous in this situation), we should not calculate first differences between COST=3 and COST=4, correct? Geoff _______________________________________________ gov2001-l mailing list gov2001-l(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu http://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/gov2001-l

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