Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-10 Thread dennis roberts
At 11:29 AM 9/11/01 +1200, Magenta wrote: >I incorporate a separate "N/A" option. This could be included in an earlier >question that would ensure respondents who should not answer the questions >were skipped over those questions. This is standard practice, e.g. in CATI >situations. >CATI = compu

Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-10 Thread Magenta
I incorporate a separate "N/A" option. This could be included in an earlier question that would ensure respondents who should not answer the questions were skipped over those questions. This is standard practice, e.g. in CATI situations. CATI = computer assisted telephone interviewing. IMO the p

90% of all families are not prepared

2001-09-10 Thread Forever Family
90% of all families are not prepared either to respond or provide care and support in time of need, crises, extended health concern or death. Forever Family has a solution, "The Family Care Training Series" Go to www.ForeverFamily.com to learn more. to be removed from our list go to www.f

Re: H-Statistic Can't find lookup table for large number of samples

2001-09-10 Thread Alan Miller
JD Kronicz wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... >Hi- >I am a human health risk assessor. I am trying to calculate the 95% >UCL of a lognormal distribution. The data sets I have all have about >350 samples. I can't find a lookup table for the H-Statistic for more >than 100 samples. If any

H-Statistic Can't find lookup table for large number of samples

2001-09-10 Thread JD Kronicz
Hi- I am a human health risk assessor. I am trying to calculate the 95% UCL of a lognormal distribution. The data sets I have all have about 350 samples. I can't find a lookup table for the H-Statistic for more than 100 samples. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly app

Re: how to compare these 2 functions(asymptotically)

2001-09-10 Thread omae
thanks! = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ ==

Tenure Track Positions for Statistics

2001-09-10 Thread carl lee
Thanks very much for posting the announcement of tenure-track position openings. Carl --- Central Michigan University - One or Two Statistics Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions The Department of Mathematics at Central Michigan University invit

Re: definition of " metric" as a noun

2001-09-10 Thread Herman Rubin
In article <9nh0a7$7brv4$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Neville X. Elliven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Richard Wright wrote: >>On Thu, 23 Aug 2001 04:33:44 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>(Neville X. Elliven) wrote: >>I don't feel that the practise (where the adjective takes the place >>of the adjective + noun) i

Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-10 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 01:17 PM 9/9/01 +1200, Magenta wrote: >It would treat "don't agree" as the zero point. So an answer at the 100% >point would be interpreted as twice as strong as an answer at the 50% point. let's say the item is "i like statistics" and, we have two people ... PERSON 1 who HATES statistics

Re: Definitions of Likert scale, Likert item, etc.

2001-09-10 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 01:17 PM 9/9/01 +1200, Magenta wrote: >It would treat "don't agree" as the zero point. So an answer at the 100% >point would be interpreted as twice as strong as an answer at the 50% point. again ... one (of many) problems with this notion is that it assumes that a person who opts for this c

Re: how to compare these 2 functions(asymptotically)

2001-09-10 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
kmswys wrote: > > lg*(lg(n)) and lg(lg*n) > > lg* is iterated logarithm (base 2), defined as the smallest i such that > ith iteration of logarithm is less or equal one. lg*(lg(n)) is just lg*(n) - 1, asymptotically ~ lg*(n) The second expression is thus asymptotically the lo

Re: WHITE EUROPEANS SUCK

2001-09-10 Thread Anon.
Unclaimed Mysteries wrote: > > "Ian Stirling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in part: > > > And both of you have just repeated the website that the spammer > > wanted publicised. > > I'm sure it's very gratefull. > > But White Europeans do suck. And so do other humans. But only when they've got lo