Data Analysis: A Model Comparison Approach
This page provides access to handouts, datasets, homework
problems, and exams that are useful in conjunction with
Judd, C. M., & McClelland, G. H. (1989). Data analysis: A
model comparison approach. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Handouts
Obtain PostScript versions of several handouts.
- formulas.ps Reviews the more
important formulas in Judd & McClelland (1989).
- traditional_stat_names.ps
Links models, concepts, and formulas in Judd & McClelland
(1989) to more traditional statistical terms (for the old
fogies).
- typos.ps Typographical errors in Judd
& McClelland (1989), other errors, and comments as noted by
Don Burill of the University of Toronto. We do not necessarily
agree with all his comments, but since Don was so gracious to
provide such a nice listing of typos we thought it only fair to
make his comments available as well.
- Link to additional handouts and
lecutre notes. Most of these are in the pdf format for Acrobat Reader.
Datasets
ASCII files are available for the following datasets
that are used in the textbook or in homework problems.
- AUTO.
Automobile fatality rates by state for 1974. At issuse is whether the
different minimum legal drinking ages are related to fatality rates.
- BBALL.
Data on baseball attendance as a function of characteristics of both
the team and the city in which the team plays its home games.
- APGAR.
Apgar scores for live births as a function of mother
characteristics.
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NURSERY.
School performance measures as a function of nursery school history
and parent characteristics.
- GPA.
First-year GPA for engineering students as a function of SAT scores
and high school rank.
- SAT.
Data from Appendix A of Judd & McClelland (1996). Observations
are from 170 incoming first-year students who responded to a
questionnaire. Variables include self-reported SAT scores and the
actual SAT scores reported to the university by ETS. Also included
are self-reports about various aspects of the student's high school
record.
Web Pages of Courses using Judd & McClelland (1989)
Other Sites Using, Listing, or Critiquing Judd & McClelland
Other Statistical Sources
Author: Gary H. McClelland
Comments to: Gary.McClelland@Colorado.edu
Revised: 2 December 1996
