Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 18:57
Calculate the Z-test and determine the probability of the following outcomes. The mean occupational prestige score in Kings County in 2013 is 44.8. The population standard deviation is 18.3. Each group will demonstrate their work on the whiteboard.
You can compute the area under the normal curve here: http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~stark/SticiGui/Text/clt.htm#normal_curve
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 18:56
Calculate the standard score (Z) and determine the probability for the following conditions. The mean hourly wage for New Yorkers with a college degree is $18.25. The population standard deviation is $11.80. Each group will demonstrate their work on the whiteboard.
You can compute the area under the normal curve here: http://www.stat.berkeley.edu/~stark/SticiGui/Text/clt.htm#normal_curve
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Tue, 10/03/2017 - 19:10
I've updated the exam to reflect questions about ANES. I also deleted one of the questions because we didn't cover odds and the odds ratio yet.
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 20:06
Compute the standard deviation and IQR for a numeric variable. Interpret the results.
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 20:05
Compute the central tendency for a categorical variable. Interpret the results.
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 10/02/2017 - 20:04
Compute the central tendency for a relevant variable from the ANES 2016. Interpret the results.
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 09/25/2017 - 18:35
Each group will design a sampling strategy for a hypothetical social research project. First, identify the study population. Next, discuss how you could draw a sample from that population. Indicate what strategy you would choose -- purposive or probability -- briefly how you would construct the sample, and why that strategy is the best practical one for the study. (Do not discuss how you would conduct the study itself; this exercise is just about sample design.)
Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 09/25/2017 - 15:16
Identify another categorical variable in the 2016 ANES. Compute a percentage table. Interpret the results.
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Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 09/18/2017 - 21:26
Write R code to create a scalar, a vector, and a matrix. How do these structures appear if you print them?
Write R code to perform a logical test. Now, assign the results of that logical test to a new variable. What happens when you print that new variable?
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Submitted by Professor Shortell on Mon, 09/18/2017 - 18:27
Identify a categorical variable in the 2016 ANES. Compute a percentage table. Interpret the results.
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