Assignment:
Post 1
Why would cash transfers typically be preferred by recipients over in-kind transfers? What are the pros and cons of each from a government perspective?
Post 2
Who gains and who loses from a tariff? How do the effects of tariffs differ from the effects of quotas? If you were a small country, what would you rather utilize?
Guided Response: Review the discussion board posts of your classmates. Note their analysis of those who gain and lose from a tariff. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Compare your classmates' analyses on using tariffs vs. quotas by comparing to your own. Which is better?
Post 3
In many ways, comparing multiple sample means is simply an extension of what we covered last week. Just as we had 3 versions of the t-test (1 sample, 2 sample (with and without equal variance), and paired; we have several versions of ANOVA - single factor, factorial (called 2-factor with replication in Excel), and within-subjects (2-factor without replication in Excel). What examples (professional, personal, social) can you provide on when we might use each type? What would be the appropriate hypotheses statements for each example?
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates' posts. Respond to at least two classmates by Day 7 by commenting on why you agree or disagree with the statistical test that your peers have described as appropriate in this scenario.
Post 4
Several statistical tests have a way to measure effect size. What is this, and when might you want to use it in looking at results from these tests on job related data?
Guided Response: Review several of your classmates' posts and respond by Day 7.