Assignments

Marks for POLI 101 will be earned for:

Exercise 1 California FreXtabs.sps

*Exercise 1 California.

*DVs.
fre var =q1 q29

*IV.
fre var = gender.

*frequency graphics.
fre var q1 q29 gender
   /barchart percent.

*crosstabs.
crosstabs q1 by gender
   /cells = colum count.

crosstabs tables = q29 by gender
   /cells = column count.

Homework Assignments (HW1 through HW4) = 70%;
Quizzes (Q1 through Q4) = 20%;
Participation = 10%.

Please note, this schedule is subject to change

  Date Assigned Title of Assignment Due Date Percent
HW1 Wk 2 Univariate & Bivariate Analysis 28 Jan 15
HW2 Wk 5 Indexing & Inference 18 Feb 15
HW3 Wk 7 Correlation & Regression   3 Mar 20
HW4 Wk 10 Regression with Controls 16 Mar* 20
Q1 Quiz I 23 Jan 5
Q2 Quiz II 11 Feb 5
Q3 Quiz III 25 Feb 5
Q4 Quiz IV 12 March 5

*2020 Exam slot is 8-11am Monday 16 March 2020

Deadlines and Penalties

Full details of each assignment will be available through the course web site.  All assignments are due on Canvas before the beginning of class on the dates indicated unless otherwise specified on the website.

Penalty for late assignments is 10% per weekday.  Assignments more than 10 days late will not be accepted without specific advance written permission of the instructor.

Extensions will only be granted for valid reasons accompanied by proper documentation, Please inform your instructor in advance whenever possible.

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