Comments for Tom Schenk Jr. http://tomschenkjr.net Education, economics, data visualization, and statistics Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Educational Attainment of Adults over 25 in Iowa by Poverty Estimates for Children by Iowa School Districts « Tom Schenk Jr. http://tomschenkjr.net/2011/05/18/educational-attainment-of-adults-over-25-in-iowa/#comment-453 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:21:50 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?p=1176#comment-453 [...] in poverty. Pockets of high poverty, 30%+, are predominately in southern Iowa. Not surprisingly, educational attainment for adults in these same school districts also tend to be lower. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...]

]]> Comment on Earnings and Unemployment by Major by Im Dating A One-Percenter http://tomschenkjr.net/2011/11/14/earning-and-unemployment-by-major/#comment-432 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:08:39 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?p=1333#comment-432 I should’ve been an engineer, but really, lawyers have more fun. So still not regretting my decision.

]]> Comment on Earnings and Unemployment by Major by missdisplaced http://tomschenkjr.net/2011/11/14/earning-and-unemployment-by-major/#comment-431 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:19:39 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?p=1333#comment-431 I’ve been seeing this WSJ report around a bit lately. It’s interesting, but the main thing is lacks is what LEVEL of degree do the respondents have in these fields to garner this reported salary.

A quick look at the top ten suggest a minimum of a M.S. and most likely a Ph.D.

Homer Simpson aside, I doubt you would get very far with a B.S. in nuclear engineering. D’Oh!

]]> Comment on n-Tuple Line Graphs: Wages of Graduates and Leavers by Earnings and Unemployment by Major « Tom Schenk Jr. http://tomschenkjr.net/2010/04/12/n-tuple-line-graphs-wages-of-graduates-and-leavers/#comment-430 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:25:37 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?p=621#comment-430 [...] Similar data is also available for Iowa community colleges. [...]

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Tom http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-422 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:55:35 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-422 Moussa-

Just one dependent variable (share of Democrat votes in 1988).

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Moussa http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-420 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:28:14 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-420 On the last question 3b) Are there 2 dependents variables? If yes, what menu tool is use to run the regression. Thank you

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Tom http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-416 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:44:41 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-416 Karen-

Which data set are you trying to use (OECD or NSW)? When importing your data, remember to specifically choose the sheet with the data, don’t import the instructions.

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Karen http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-415 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:46:14 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-415 I am getting an error in spss that says string variables are not allowed how can I fix that to do my regression

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Tom http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-408 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:52:25 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-408 In passing, it’s the specific individual’s ID (instead of their name).

]]> Comment on BSAD/POLS/PSYC-239 Statistics for Social Science by Donette http://tomschenkjr.net/teaching/statistics-for-social-science-fall-2011/#comment-407 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:49:17 +0000 http://tomschenkjr.net/?page_id=1226#comment-407 Did I totally forgot what psraid meant did you tell us?

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