Quantitative Research Methods I                                                                                                                                Dr. Sanda Kaufman, Instructor

UST803                                                                                                                                                                   Department of Urban Studies

Spring 2006 M 6:00-9:30                                                                                                                                            CSU, MGL College of Urban Affairs

Homework format

·            Make it useful to you: although answers are available, try to solve the problems on your own; the correct answer is useless if you do not know how to obtain it. 

·            Make it easy to find: label your products with your name, the homework number and date, and page numbers.

·            Make it easy to read: type all text other than formulae and computations.

·            Make it easy to understand: explain the logic.  Include computations, in preparation for tests.  Have printouts at the end; briefly state and interpret results referring to them.  State conclusions where appropriate--don’t leave the reader guessing, especially when using SPSS (restate in words what you believe your results mean in terms of the question.)

·            Make it complete: the (max) 2 points per homework are given for effort & for tackling all questions, rather than for correct answers.

Homework Schedule

(tentative -- changes are expected and will be announced in class; if not taught in class, not required; due on Mondays unless noted)

Week
Due from Gujarati
(numbers represent chapter.problem number):

2.   1-30

Chapters 1, 2

1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 2.8.2.9, 2.12, 2.14, 2.16

3.   2-06

Chapters 3, 4

3.8, 3.12, 3.13, 3.15, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13, 4.16, 4.20

4.   2-13

Chapters 5, 6

5.6, 5.8, 5.9-11, 5.13-14, 5.16, 5.18, 5.20, 5.21

6.   2-27

Chapters 6, 7

6.4, 6.8, 6.11, 6.167.7, 7.9, 7.12, 7.15

9.   3-20

Chapter 8

7.18, 7.21, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.13, 8.15, 8.18

10.   3-27

Chapters 9, 10

9.9, 9.10, 9.13, 9.14, 9.18,10.9, 10.10

11.   4-03

Chapters 11

10.14, 10.17, 10.20, 10.21, 10.24, 11.13, 11.17, 11.19

12.   4-10

Chapters 12

12.13, 12.20, 12.22, 12.23, 12.25

13.   4-17

Chapter 13

13.6, 13.7, 13.9, 13.10, 13.13, 13.14, 13.19

14.   4-24

Chapter 14

¨14.10, 14.11,14.13, 14.19,

¨7.3 (p. 194), 9.9 (p. 273), 15.1 (p. 466):

ü      obtain descriptive statistics for the variables and graph

ü      formulate hypotheses, select sig levels

ü      run the model, obtain diagnostics

ü      interpret F, R2, standard error of prediction, coefficients, standardized values, etc.

ü      graph residuals

ü      run and interpret tests for multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, autocorrelation