POLS 5153 Writing Assignment 1

POLS 5153

Writing
Assignment One

Please answer the following
question in 6-8 pages of double spaced normal font with one inch margins.
Assignment is due in class on October 3, 2012.

Question
1

I am interested in your comprehension of regression analysis. To
demonstrate that you have mastered the basics of bivariate regression. Locate
some data with two interval level variables (note: you can use the practice
data sets in STATA). Run a regression and produce a scatter plot. Write up the
results of your analysis.

In this write up you need to do a series of things. First brie y
describe the two variables and what they are measuring. Include a small table
that presents the mean, maximum, minimum and standard deviation values for your
two variables. Describe the relationship you would expect to nd, i.e. your
research and null hypothesis. Be sure to state these hypotheses in the
appropriate format. Second, describe your re-sults including writing out the
estimated equation for the line. Be sure to discuss the following issues;
statistical signi cance of parameters and overall model, relationship between
independent and dependent variables, and the amount of variance that is
explained. Third, you need to include a table of the results. This should consist
of a table you created with the appropriate statistics included from the STATA
analysis. DO NOT just print out the STATA analysis and attach it to the paper.
Fourth, include a scatter plot with the estimated line of best t and discuss
the models t to the data in terms of the graphical display. Fifth, although we
have not really delved into this aspect of analysis yet, discuss any estimation
problems that you may have. For instance, does your model violate any of the
assumptions for regression analysis?

If you have questions about
creating a table or the written presentation, look at the journal articles I
have assigned for the course they will provide excellent examples of what the
proper presentation looks like.