PLCY 175 Quantitative Methods in Public Policy

Instructor: Ashu Handa
Office Hours: T 1-2; W 10-12

Course Syllabus (download pdf)

Assignments

Quiz Solutions

Mid Term Solutions (pdf)

Lab Assignment 1 (pdf)

Lab Assignment 2 (pdf)

Policy Memo 1 (pdf)

Policy Memo 2 (pdf)

Data Sets and Resources

NLSY 1997 full (for policy memos)

Full sample of youth from NLSY plus variable code book, all in a 1MB zip archive.

NLSY_lab (smaller version to play with in lab)

A 35 variable sub-set of the full NLSY97 to practice with, and for lab assignments. Includes a code book with only relevant variables.

Class Handouts

STATA Survival Guide #1 (pdf file)
A one page description of key STATA commands to get you through memo #1.

ANOVA Example (pdf file)

Regression Excercises (pdf file)

Practice Reading Regression Output (Word file)

Lab 1 Commands (pdf file)

Regression Lab STATA Commands (Word file)

Study Guides

Answers to Old Quiz (download pdf file)

Progress Check #1 Solutions

Answers to Old Mid-Term

Final Exam Review Questions (pdf)

Amusing Statistics Quote

"Statistics always reminds me of the man who drowned in water that was only 2 feet deep, on average."