EDITORIAL Analyzing and Interpreting Data From Likert-Type Scales L ikert-type scales are frequently used in medical education and medical education research. Common uses include end-of-rotation trainee feedback, faculty evaluations of trainees, and assessment of performance after an educational intervention. A sizable percentage of the educational research manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Graduate Medical Education employ a Likert scale for part or all of the outcome assessments
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Introduction GMM for OLS GMM for IV Poisson Extras References GMM estimation in Mata Using Stata’s new optimizer to program estimators Austin Nichols July 24, 2008 Austin Nichols GMM estimation in Mata Introduction GMM for OLS GMM for IV Poisson Extras References optimize() is exciting stuff The new (as of Stata 10) optimize function in Mata is exciting. You can use it e.g. to find maxima of a function, solve a difficult nonlinear system of equations, or write a new estimator. Likely suspects:
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M S D W | BIRTHDATE: | BIRTH PLACE: Manila | RELIGION: Roman Catholic | HEIGHT: cm | WEIGHT: lbs | BUILD: Slim/ Medium/ Large | COMPLEXION: White/ Fair | EYES(Color): Black | HAIR(Color): Black | IDENTIFYING MARK/S: | EDUC. ATTAINMENT: | OCCUPATION: | NAME/ADD. OF NEXT OF KIN: | RELATIONSHIP: | NAME/ADDRESS OF FATHER: | NAME/ADDRESS OF MOTHER: | II. ARREST DATA | OFFENSE CHARGED: | DATE/TIME ARRESTED: | ARRESTED BY: | PLACE OF ARREST:
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1. i. a. wage = -392.81 + 16.94*age + 56.37*educ + 7.4*tenure – 174.02*black + u The variable ‘black’ captures the wage difference we are interested in. b. All 4 coefficient estimates are, with 95% confidence, statistically different than zero, as all the P-values are lower than 0.05. All the confidence intervals lie completely to the left or right of zero, which also is an indicator of significance. c. I used the P-value stata provides in a regression. The confidence interval of stata output
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High Educ (2009) 58:563–584 DOI 10.1007/s10734-009-9216-y Groupwork as a form of assessment: common problems and recommended solutions W. Martin Davies Published online: 20 March 2009 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009 Abstract This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper
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EDUC 111 BELIEF STATEMENT Please submit this assignment electronically on Moodle. Preservice teachers begin to develop a belief system about what constitutes good teaching based on their experiences with students. The acquisition of knowledge in EDUC 111 guides your beliefs about teaching, students, and learning. As future teachers, you have a responsibility to articulate your views in a professional manner. Using the following questions, describe in narrative, your beliefs about teaching
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could later be studies to determine health issues from consuming large amount of red candies at one time. Citations Sharma, V.; McKone, H.; Markow, P. A Global Perspective on the History, Use, and Identification of Synthetic Food Dyes. J. Chem. Educ. 2011, Vol. 88 Yu-Hang, C.; En-Sheng; Ke Nazzi; Chueh-PIN, T.; Tsuimin. Erythrosine-Mediated Photodynamic
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Differences in Competences Between the BSN and ADN prepared Nurses Thokozani B. Armstrong Grand Canyon University NRS-430v Jane January 27, 2013 TDifferences in Competences Between the BSN and ADN Prepared Nurses. he eThe endeavor to maintain properly trained and educated nurses dates back to the 20th th century with the inception of the Diploma program and the
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iCHAPTER 1 TEACHING NOTES You have substantial latitude about what to emphasize in Chapter 1. I find it useful to talk about the economics of crime example (Example 1.1) and the wage example (Example 1.2) so that students see, at the outset, that econometrics is linked to economic reasoning, if not economic theory. I like to familiarize students with the important data structures that empirical economists use, focusing primarily on cross-sectional and time series data sets, as these are what I cover
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CHAPTER 1 TEACHING NOTES You have substantial latitude about what to emphasize in Chapter 1. I find it useful to talk about the economics of crime example (Example 1.1) and the wage example (Example 1.2) so that students see, at the outset, that econometrics is linked to economic reasoning, if not economic theory. I like to familiarize students with the important data structures that empirical economists use, focusing primarily on cross-sectional and time series data sets, as these are what I cover
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