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HPS771 - Research Methods in Psychology A
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This unit will introduce students to a variety of parametric univariate statistics commonly used in psychology. The focus is on both a conceptual and analytical understanding, rather than strict computational problem solving. The unit progresses from a discussion of descriptive statistics and the foundation of hypothesis testing to the introduction of specific statistical procedures such as the t-test, chi-square, Analysis of Variance, Correlation and Regression. An important focus of the unit is on understanding the logic underlying the various statistical analyses covered. The unit also emphasises links between specific statistical analyses and common study designs used in psychology. Students will be taught to analyse data primarily through definitional formulae, as well as a computer-based statistical package.
Final examination (2 hours) 60%, assignment (maximum 2000 words) 40%
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Howell, DC 2012, Statistical Methods for Psychology, 8th edition, Thomson/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.
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The Determinants of Aid in the Post-Cold War Era (ICPSR 21302)
Principal Investigator(s): Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Wall, Howard J., Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
The authors estimate the responsiveness of aid to recipient countries' economic and physical needs, civil/political rights, and government effectiveness. They look exclusively at the post-Cold War era and use fixed effects to control for the political, strategic, and other considerations of donors. They find that aid and per capita income have been negatively related, while aid has been positively related to infant mortality, rights, and government effectiveness.
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Bandyopadhyay, Subhayu, and Howard J. Wall. The Determinants of Aid in the Post-Cold War Era. ICPSR21302-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-11-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR21302.v1
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Subject Terms: civil rights, economic aid, economic conditions, government agencies, government performance, Gross Domestic Product, income, infant mortality, international assistance, poverty, World Bank
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Cross-National Equivalent File (CNEF), 1970-2009 (ICPSR 145)
Principal Investigator(s): Cornell University. Department of Policy Analysis and Management; University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research. Panel Study of Income Dynamics; German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin); University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research; Statistics Canada
The Cross-National Equivalent File 1970-2009 contains equivalently defined variables for the British Household Panel Study (BHPS), the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA), the Korea Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS), the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE), the Swiss Household Panel (SHP), the Canadian Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (SLID), and the German Socio-Economic Panel (G-SOEP). The data are designed to allow cross-national researchers not experienced in panel data analysis to access a simplified version of these panels, while providing experienced panel data users with guidelines for formulating equivalent variables across countries. Most importantly, the equivalent file provides a set of constructed variables (for example pre- and post-government income and United States and international household equivalence weights) that are not directly available on the original surveys. Since the Cross-National Equivalent File 1970-2009 can be merged with the original surveys, PSID-CNEF users can easily incorporate these constructed variables into current analyses.
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: attitudes, economic behavior, employment, families, health status, household expenditures, household income, housing, income, older adults, poverty
Geographic Coverage: Australia, Canada, Germany, Global, Great Britain, Russia, South Korea, Switzerland, United States
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we posted an editorial on an MSNBC
article describing the quake "risk" facing U.S. nuclear plants.
In our piece we discuss factual accuracy issues in that article and its
overall sensational tone in failing to immediately address the supporting
study's key conclusion -- that we're at extremely little risk.
I. CNN Claims Tokyo Residents May be in Danger
morning CNN.com aired a similar story
entitled "Gupta:
'My radiation levels quadrupled'". The video featured
none other that CNN.com's respected
chief medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta Ph.D.
In it he
discusses how he's been tracking his radiation level during his time in Tokyo,
Japan with a pocket dosimeter, following the minor leakage of radiation from a damaged Tokyo power plant
in the Fukushima district.
In the
video he begins by conservatively stating, "Interestingly, my levels
quadrupled over the last 36 hours that I've been wearing this. Which in and of
itself may sound concerning, but to put it in a little bit of context, it's
actually not that much higher than the levels you would get with background
radiation. It is higher for sure, and that makes sense given that if
you're measuring the air outside here in Tokyo official reports say its twenty
times higher in terms of radiation levels that in normally is."
CNN.com's John King continues to try
to prod Dr. Gupta to try to speculate that residents are at risk. He
states, "Your caution and perspective is very valuable. Let me ask
this way -- if you've quadrupled in the last 36 hours, if it takes a couple of
weeks, a couple of months to get this containment effort under control at this
complex and there's a release of consistent levels of what we've seen over the
past couple days, what happens then. You mentioned you are exposed to
radiation you would get in a year in a matter... what happens if, people are
exposed for... 7 more months. Does it then become a risk?"
Now this
was a curious assertion. No one knows how long it will take to control
the release, but seven months certainly seems like it would require a negligently
slow effort. And is it correct to be speculating on perspective scenarios
when you could be covering the actual story that's occurring?
Gupta's responds there could be some risk under the scenario while going on to
qualify the differences between long-term exposure and short-term exposure.
He also mentions possible routes of contamination such via food and
drinking water. And before he can put any more context or disclaimers on
those numbers, Mr. King cuts him off.
II. The Real Risk? Likely None, Says Peer-Reviewed Research
So what
is the real risk? Nowhere in the interview did they actually give a
precise figure. And that's because the medical community isn't sure if
there is one, if they're following peer-reviewed research.
if John King's wild scenario did play out, the Tokyo population could be
exposed to approximately 8.6 mSv per year. To put this in context, people
in Yangjiang, China receive 3.51 mSv per year naturally; in Guarpan, Brazil,
5.5 mSv naturally; in Kerala, India 3.8 mSv naturally; and in Ramsar, Iran 10.2
mSv naturally [source].
A study [abstract] [full text] in the peer-reviewed journal Health
Physics examined the population of Ramsar, Iran. It concluded, "Specifically, inhabitants of high background
radiation areas had about 56% the average number of induced chromosomal
abnormalities of normal background radiation area inhabitants following this
exposure. This suggests that adaptive response might be induced by chronic
exposure to natural background radiation as opposed to acute exposure to higher
(tens of mGy) levels of radiation in the laboratory. There were no differences
in laboratory tests of the immune systems, and no noted differences in
hematological alterations between these two groups of people."
In other words, people exposed, in the real world to radiation levels higher
than John King's worse case scenario were no unhealthier than people in the
U.S. or elsewhere.
To be fair, John King essentially goaded Dr. Gupta into stating a risk,
postulating increasingly extreme scenarios. And Dr. Gupta likely tried to
postulate a response based on certain animal tests that suggested that low-level
radiation exposure could have some adverse effect. But
there's been no comprehensive study in the real world that's showed similar
effects in humans.
By contrast to CNN.com's
sensationalism, ABC's Hawaii affiliate had a refreshing, scientifically sound
piece entitled "Everyone
Receives Background Radiation." In that piece they write:
"Somewhere around 5,000 millirems per year for several years
would be dangerous," said [Toufiq Siddiqi, with Global Environment &
Energy in the 21sr Century].Leaked radiation at the Japanese nuclear power plants has been
reported below that level, so far.
"Somewhere around 5,000 millirems per year for several years
would be dangerous," said [Toufiq Siddiqi, with Global Environment &
Energy in the 21sr Century].
Leaked radiation at the Japanese nuclear power plants has been
reported below that level, so far.
So not
all news articles are sensationalizing the story, apparently -- just a number
of them.
CNN.com should beware using factually inaccurate fear mongering to
support page views. Making scientific claims in the media that are
contradicted by peer-reviewed research is questionable. About the only
good thing is that the site later changed the title of the link on its homepage
to the slightly less sensational "Gupta: Explaining radiation levels"
-- but his conclusions are still flawed, according to peer-reviewed research.
The media is certainly profiting off of drumming up public fervor with wild
nuclear scare stories. Unfortunately, many of these stories appear to be utterly factually inaccurate.


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Braves fill leadoff void, acquire Astros' Bourn
Schafer, three prospects to Houston for speedy center fielder
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
But as this month progressed and Dan Uggla began serving as a right-handed power threat again, Wren and his staff determined their primary need was to find a center fielder who could serve as a legitimate leadoff hitter.
Having passed on the opportunities to pay a heavy price for Beltran or Pence, Wren waited patiently and gladly announced Sunday morning that he had acquired Michael Bourn from the Astros in exchange for Jordan Schafer and three Minor League pitchers -- left-hander Brett Oberholtzer and right-handers Paul Clemens and Juan Abreu.
"He was the one thing we were lacking," Wren said. "We haven't really had a prototypical leadoff hitter in five or six years. Getting Michael really adds to our club. ... It might not be the offensive punch, but it's run creation, which is important."
A Houston native, Bourn was sad to learn he would no longer be playing in his hometown. But the trade does provide him the opportunity to be part of a pennant race with a team that is confident it will earn a second straight trip to the postseason.
"It's definitely tough leaving Houston, my hometown. But I understand the trade," Bourn said. "I have the chance to be in a pennant race, so I'm happy about that. I want to say thanks to the Houston fans for their support. It was special to me to play in my hometown. And I want to thank the Astros' organization for the opportunity they gave me. I wish them all the best."
Bourn was unable to get to Atlanta before Sunday's series finale against the Marlins. But he is expected to be with the Braves on Monday, when they begin a three-game series in Washington.
While the Giants feel good about adding Beltran and the Phillies were happy to add Pence, Wren said that he felt Bourn was the better fit for his team. To acquire him, the GM did not have to part ways with any of the four elite pitching prospects -- Julio Teheran, Randall Delgado, Arodys Vizcaino and Mike Minor -- it would have taken to land Beltran or Pence.
"We could have had Beltran if we had given the player they wanted," Wren said. "We're not going to do that for a rental player, for a guy for two months with no Draft compensation coming back. The same thing with Pence. We're not going to give up a couple of those young kids that were premiums for our future in that kind of deal."
When the Phillies acquired Pence, multiple Braves players became anxious and started wondering if Wren would make a significant move. As Saturday night neared its end, he was closing in on completion of this deal.
"When you've got a good team like we have and you have a chance to win, I get caught up in it as far as you want to add that piece that you feel like puts you over the edge," Braves catcher David Ross said. "When you're looking around this locker room and the confidence we have in this team, you start thinking about the World Series."
Bourn is in the midst of the finest season of his career, having hit .303 with a .363 on-base percentage and a Major League-best 39 stolen bases in 105 games entering Sunday. The 28-year-old center fielder recorded a career-high 61 stolen bases last year, two fewer than the entire Braves team.
While Schafer spent the past two months showing he is capable of handling the leadoff role, Bourn is the first proven leadoff hitter the Braves have possessed since Rafael Furcal exited after the 2005 season.
"If he's on base, he's definitely a threat," Braves third baseman Chipper Jones said. "Last time I saw, he was leading the league in steals. We haven't had that kind of threat at the top of our lineup in a long time -- consistently anyway. We'll see how it all turns out."
Bourn has shown steady improvement since breaking in with the Phillies in 2006, and over the course of this season, has seemingly taken his game to another level. He has batted .339 with a .388 on-base percentage in his past 53 games.
The Braves have seen their leadoff hitters bat .254 with a .306 on-base percentage this year. Their center fielders have batted .241 with a .322 on-base percentage.
Once Schafer and fellow center fielder Nate McLouth went on the disabled list, the Braves had even more reason to get a center fielder. They started to get the sense Bourn might be available about a week ago.
"From a strategy standpoint, we didn't want to be really transparent as to what we were looking for," Wren said. "But as we looked at our club, we felt the most glaring need was center field. Even before the injuries, that was an area where we felt we could improve our club."
Bourn has one remaining arbitration-eligible season, and could make in the neighborhood of $7 million next year. Earlier this year, it was revealed Scott Boras is now serving as his agent.
Once considered the top prospect in the Braves' system, Schafer has seen his career stall as he has dealt with a left wrist injury and a banned-substance suspension over the past three seasons. The Braves were forced to call Schafer up from Triple-A Gwinnett in late May, and he had spent most of the past two months as their starting center fielder.
"I don't know if the injuries had [any effect]," Schafer said. "Obviously, I was probably the first one to set things back quite a bit [with the suspension]. It's a business and it happens. I'm not the first player to get traded and I'm not going to be the last."
Jones truly became a fan of Schafer's talents this year and was saddened to learn the 24-year-old outfielder will no longer be playing in the Braves' system. Instead, once his left middle finger heals, Schafer should stand as the Astros' center fielder of the future.
"It's the same old story for him," Jones said. "It seemed like he had it going in the right direction. Another injury kind of knocked him off the track. But he certainly showed a lot of improvement and some promise this year. I was proud of him. He set out in Spring Training to make a difference. And you can honestly say he did that."
Clemens has established himself as a strong prospect while going 6-5 with a 3.73 ERA in 20 starts for Double-A Mississippi this year. MLB.com ranked him as the organization's eighth-best prospect.
Oberholtzer gained attention during Spring Training and has posted a 3.74 ERA in 21 starts for Mississippi. Abreu is a strong-armed right-handed reliever who has recorded 68 strikeouts in 48 innings at Triple-A this year.
While Wren verified that there are not truly any "untouchable prospects" in his organization, he was thrilled to keep his top prospects and improve his Major League club with a player who could prove to be a difference maker with his speed.
"We're not an eighth- or 10th-place team trying to get into the Wild Card," Wren said. "We have one of the best records in baseball. We know we have a good team. We know we can pitch with anyone. So I think it was imperative to do whatever we could to increase our chances."
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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'Your Ride, Your Rules' for First-Time Car Buyers at Generations FCU
Generations Federal Credit Union is hoping to help first-time car buyers who may be intimidated about the shopping and financing process.
The $400 million cooperative in San Antonio has launched its Your Ride, Your Rules program for members buying a car for the first time.
Applicants do not need a two-year employment history and do not need a co-signer for the loan, according to Generations FCU. First-time buyers cannot have derogatory history and their payments cannot exceed 20% of monthly gross income. The loan maximum is $25,000 and the term is for 48 months.
To qualify, first-time buyers need to provide proof of three months of income, be at least 18 years of age, have no previous auto loan credit, and show proof of insurance prior to funding, the credit union said.
To ensure their financial success, Generations FCU said it also requires applicants to complete a one-hour, online financial literacy course that covers topics such as the total cost of ownership, financing a car purchase, negotiating a price, avoiding surprises, and common mistakes when buying a car.
Introducing a fixed-rate monthly payment schedule enables that first-time buyer to establish a history of monthly budgeting and paying off a loan, said Andrew Wilson, vice president of lending at Generations FCU.
"It provides them with successful building blocks and, perhaps most importantly, provides them the confidence to build credit independently as they begin to go out and establish themselves in today's challenging economic environment," Wilson said.


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[Guatemala bloggers] Proof that God exists
The World Vision bloggers returned home from Guatemala a week ago, having witnessed firsthand how World Vision's work helps transform the lives of children, families, and communities through child sponsorship. Matthew Paul Turner writes about his prayer during the trip to be able to feel and witness the experience. The post below originally appeared on Matthew's blog.
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Today I woke up in Guatemala. As I walked out of my hotel room toward the bus that would drive us to our first stop, I prayed … God, help me to feel this day. Sometimes poverty is difficult to feel. Maybes that's just me. But I suspect it's true for many of us, especially those of us who have spent any time around poverty or have worked on any level to remedy its symptoms. Five years ago, poverty was sexy. Poverty lured our imaginations and pursued our creative spirits. It aroused our hopes, our dreams, our senses. Poverty gave our souls something to believe in, a cause to rally against, a grandiose distraction that offered us—many of us—some kind of solidarity. But over the last few years, poverty has lost a great deal of its sex appeal, its ability to erect our consciences toward feeling something, toward joining a movement, toward imagining that our voices, our donations, our child sponsorships could possibly make any difference. Instead, when we hear the word poverty or read about the thousand or more consequences of poverty, our hearts and minds shut down. We grow cynical. We turn skeptical. We're bored. Or at least that's me. Maybe I'm the only one who has often grown bored with poverty. Which is why I prayed.
Because I didn't want to miss hearing Maria talk to us about the epidemic that is chronic malnutrition … what it looks like and how it helps fester the wounds of poverty. Because I didn't want to miss seeing the burden that weighed down Andrea's eyes, the girl whose struggles seemed intent on stealing away her light. Because I didn't want to miss how many times I heard the names of God or Jesus being uttered in praise by those who seemed to have no reason at all to sing aloud, let alone praise God. I didn't want to miss out on feeling poverty, the effects of poverty, the pains of poverty, the Hell of poverty … and I didn't want to miss out on my role, the part I get to play in helping to resolve poverty in the life of another. Our World Vision tour guide—a jolly soul named Francisco— told us this morning that a little boy, while talking about his child sponsor, said, "They are the only proof of God I've ever known." I'm grateful I didn't miss that. I'm grateful I heard that. I'm grateful I felt that. Thirty-thousand children in Guatemala are praying for sponsors. They are praying for light to shine down on their lives, their families' lives, their communities' lives. Thirty-thousand kids are looking for somebody who will offer them some tangible proof that God exists. And perhaps you might be the proof that one child in Guatemala is looking for… the proof that God is real, the proof that God loves them and cares for them, the proof that God is amid the details of their circumstances… Maybe? That journey begins here.
We had the opportunity to visit World Vision's "Tinamit" community in Guatemala, and we're bringing you the opportunity to help these children directly. Hundreds of children in Tinamit alone and thousands across Guatemala still need sponsors! Consider sponsoring a child in Tinamit today. See what some of our other bloggers have written recently about the trip: Shelby Zacharias: "Guide Mothers" Jamie Wright: "Fighting Poverty is like so 2012" Zack Hunt: "Visions of Guatemala" Jessica Shyba: "To Guatemala with Love" Roo Ciambriello: "Here But There" Caleb Wilde: "Saving the Laughter of Children" Micha Boyett: "Because this matters" See all of ours posts about Guatemala here.


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Things we know about obito
- obito somehow gained ms, and we know that in order to gain ms you must kill someone you love/are closest to
- obito loved Rin but we do not know how she died
- the latest manga shows that obito becomes madaras apprentice, a man who willingly killed his closest friend AND his own brother in order to gain more power.
- since obito did not return to konoha, madara could have convinced him that he must kill Rin in order to gain more power
- obito could be blaming kakashi for not protecting her from him.
- I'm not saying this is what happened, just a theory and I'd like to hear what you guys think
Honestly, it could also be theorized that madara trained obito and became his father figure and master, then forced obito to kill him in order to gain his ms, which would also explain how madara died.
What do you think?


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Alright, let's get this whole addition by substraction thing settled once and for all, shall we? First, a personal disclosure: I feel that getting rid of Bargs is addition by subtraction, in that I feel the Raps play a better all-around game with him not playing. This has been the case for the past several years, in fact, if one discounts as an abberation those brief halcyon days last year when he seemed to "get" it.
What are the arguments for Bargs? It is said that he gives other Raps more space to operate because the opposition four or five has to come out to the three-point line to cover him. If that were the case, it stands to reason that the team's shooting percentage would be better with him on the floor, since the other four players would be having better looks thanks to the space afforded them. Similarly, the fact that Bargs draws his PF counterpart out to the three-point line should result in the Raps getting AT LEAST as good a percentage of all available rebounds as when he's off the court. Last (and least, IMHO, is the team's win-loss record both with him and without him (too many variables entere into it for this to be the be-all and end-all criterion). Also, points scored while he's on the court versus points scored when he's not; and same thing with points allowed. I think once all this is added up, we can determine with a bit more clairty whether he's a plus or a minus. Now, it goes without saying that any player is an asset to some degree, as a trade chip. So of course you don't want to just dump the guy. Statophile, get right on this, will ya?