Class Notes -- Crises (continued)

Here are the notes for today's class.

Another argument for free trade?

Here is a description of a report on the decline of burglaries in the US. Note the relationship between price and crime; note also the effects of price increases on goods versus services.

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Random Post of the Day

A bbq/stir-fry index.

Crises Notes

Here are the notes for today's class.

Summary Statistics for Exam 1

The results are in for the first exam, and here are some brief summary statistics:

Total Number of Exams: 48
Mean score: 79.68
Range: 57.5 to 95.1 (the full description is below)

CURVE: There is no curve for this test.


. tab test1

test1 | Freq. Percent Cum.
------------+-----------------------------------
57.55% | 1 2.08 2.08
65.60% | 1 2.08 4.17
65.80% | 1 2.08 6.25
68.25% | 1 2.08 8.33
68.60% | 1 2.08 10.42
68.85% | 1 2.08 12.50
69.55% | 1 2.08 14.58
71.75% | 1 2.08 16.67
72.50% | 1 2.08 18.75
73.80% | 1 2.08 20.83
74.50% | 1 2.08 22.92
74.60% | 1 2.08 25.00
76.05% | 2 4.17 29.17
76.60% | 1 2.08 31.25
77.05% | 1 2.08 33.33
77.10% | 1 2.08 35.42
77.55% | 2 4.17 39.58
78.50% | 1 2.08 41.67
78.85% | 1 2.08 43.75
79.05% | 1 2.08 45.83
79.50% | 2 4.17 50.00
79.60% | 1 2.08 52.08
79.80% | 1 2.08 54.17
80.30% | 1 2.08 56.25
81.05% | 2 4.17 60.42
81.30% | 1 2.08 62.50
82.00% | 1 2.08 64.58
82.25% | 1 2.08 66.67
82.50% | 1 2.08 68.75
83.00% | 1 2.08 70.83
83.05% | 1 2.08 72.92
85.35% | 1 2.08 75.00
86.10% | 1 2.08 77.08
86.60% | 1 2.08 79.17
88.05% | 1 2.08 81.25
88.60% | 1 2.08 83.33
89.30% | 2 4.17 87.50
89.60% | 1 2.08 89.58
89.75% | 1 2.08 91.67
91.75% | 1 2.08 93.75
92.05% | 1 2.08 95.83
92.50% | 1 2.08 97.92
95.10% | 1 2.08 100.00

Random Posts of the Day

First, in lighter news, check out these maps of the relationship between Walmarts and Starbucks. How do you explain the negative correlation?

Second, and probably more appropriate for this class, here and here are some stories about the border clashes between Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Here is a story about the recent Turkish rout of PKK forces in Iraq.

Arms Race Notes

Here are the notes for today's class.