PUPA 175

Quantitative Analysis in Public Policy

Fall 2001



 
Instructor: Mort Webster Office: Abernathy Hall 217
Course Time: T-TH 2:00-3:15 pm Email: mort@unc.edu
Class Location: Wilson 304 Phone: 843-5010

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Review Session:    Thursday, December 13
                              5 pm - 7pm
                              Gardner 01

FINAL EXAM:    Saturday, December 15
                             4 pm
                             Dey Hall 305

Materials for Studying:

    Fall 2001 Midterm                      Answers
    Spring 2001 Final    SAS Code    Answers
    Fall 2000 Quiz 3                         Answers

    Lecture Notes:
        Chi-square
        Examining Relationships
        Inference for Regression
        Additional Topics in Regression
        Additional Regression Inference
        Regression Assumptions


I. Syllabus

View Syllabus    (Download PDF)




 

II. Memo Information

 

          PUPA Guidelines for Memo Writing (supplementary)

          Sample Memos:

             Sample Memo #1

             Sample Memo #2

             Sample Memo #3

          Assignment-- MEMO #1

          Assignment-- MEMO #2

          Helpful Background on Welfare Reform

              More Facts and Links on Welfare Reform



III. Data Set for Memos

    Stata v7.0 File

    Excel File

    Text File

    Data Definitions

   CPS Data from Other Years:
        1990 Data        Definitions
        1995 Data        Definitions
        2000 Data        Definitions


IV. Computer Labs

    Computer Lab #1

    Stata Command Guide Part I

    Computer Lab #2

    Stata Command Guide Part II

    T-Test data file for Sirkin Exercises

    Income Dataset from Allison

    Computer Lab #3

    Computer Lab #4
 

    Other Datasets:
         SO2 Emissions
 



V. QUIZ

    Solutions