Viruses in EdStat

2001-09-19 Thread E. Jacquelin Dietz
Dear EdStat readers, During the last few weeks, two copies of the Hybris.gen virus have been sent to the EdStat list. This virus arrives with the apparent From: address [EMAIL PROTECTED] This address is faked; in fact, the web site http://www.sexyfun.net/index.shtml has been set up to provide

for students (biology et al.) that hate numbers

2001-09-19 Thread jeff rasmussen
Voltolini wrote: Hi, I am biologist teaching statistics for biologists and I am very interested in to learn more about teaching strategies when the students hate numbers (like biologists!). One thing I recently did was divide the class into 6 groups of ~5 each. Each group got

for number haters

2001-09-19 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 12:36 PM 9/19/01 -0500, jeff rasmussen wrote: One thing I recently did was divide the class into 6 groups of ~5 each. Each group got a baggy with different stuff: one was multicolored confetti, another was different types of pasta, another was different lenghts of twine that had

Re: for students (biology et al.) that hate numbers

2001-09-19 Thread Paul Bernhardt
jeff rasmussen said on 9/19/01 11:36 AM: Voltolini wrote: Hi, I am biologist teaching statistics for biologists and I am very interested in to learn more about teaching strategies when the students hate numbers (like biologists!). One thing I recently did was divide the class

Parameter estimation with maximum likelihood method using Matlab 6

2001-09-19 Thread Saqib
I'm using Matlab 6.0 to perform Maximum Likelihood estimation for identifying parameters. The problem is that i am dealing with time varying parameters (which are to be identified). and along with that other terms in matrices (A,B,C,D,K) are also time varying. I am elaborating this as follows:

Re: sig. testing articles

2001-09-19 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 02:11 PM 9/19/01 -0400, Rich Ulrich wrote: Or download the APA conclusions on the general topic. This paper also provided a rare and valuable overview on social science research: http://www.apa.org/journals/amp/amp548594.html American psychologist August 1999,

non stat question: existance of educational programming list?

2001-09-19 Thread EAKIN MARK E
Besides teaching statistics, I have been teaching programming recently. I know there exists a Visual Basic list but does anyone know of a list similar to this one but for teaching programming? Mark Eakin Associate Professor Information Systems and Management Sciences Department University

Workshop Announcement

2001-09-19 Thread Shizuhiko Nishisato
The 22nd Annual Professional Development Workshop Multidimensional Analysis of Qualitative Data: A One-Day Overview of Dual Scaling and Its Applications OISE/UT Building, 252 Bloor St.

Re: Biology articles ?

2001-09-19 Thread Konrad Halupka
Voltolini wrote: Hi, I am biologist teaching statistics for biologists and I am very interested in to learn more about teaching strategies when the students hate numbers (like biologists!). This is the second time I am requesting information about articles or anyother resources

Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-19 Thread Rich Ulrich
As I was saying a few days ago - On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 17:37:55 -0400, Rich Ulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [ ... ] It is often useful to read what is published in several textbooks. Sometimes old textbooks have as much to say as new textbooks do, if the old ones don't assume so many answers.

Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-19 Thread dennis roberts
At 05:14 PM 9/19/01 -0400, Rich Ulrich wrote: It has Likert's original observations on writing an attitude scale (1932, which I had not seen elsewhere). likert's work appeared in the archives of psychology ... #141 i think ... in 1932 ... it was his dissertation work ... under the direction i

Re: Viruses in EdStat

2001-09-19 Thread Jerry Dallal
E. Jacquelin Dietz wrote: We have investigated the possibility of removing attachments from messages before they are distributed to the EdStat list. This appears to be impossible using our current majordomo software. What about not transmitting any message with an attachment?

Re: Viruses in EdStat

2001-09-19 Thread E. Jacquelin Dietz
The EdStat list is not moderated -- no human sees the messages before they are automatically forwarded to the list. Jackie Dietz Jerry Dallal wrote: E. Jacquelin Dietz wrote: We have investigated the possibility of removing attachments from messages before they are distributed to the

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