Re: Means of semantic differential scales

2002-02-26 Thread Jay Tanzman
J. Williams wrote: On Mon, 25 Feb 2002 15:17:55 -0800, Jay Tanzman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got chewed out by my boss for modelling the means of some 7-point semantic differential scales. The scales were part of a written, self-administered questionnaire, and were laid out like

Re: What is an experiment ?

2002-02-23 Thread Jay Tanzman
Art Kendall wrote: [snip good points] in your quasi-experiment you can possibly contrast different levels of specific pollutants, as well as kinds of pollutants, in different rivers at different times. I'm not a biologist, but I would be amazed if temperature did not affect population

Re: What is an experiment ?

2002-02-22 Thread Jay Tanzman
SSCHEINE wrote: Let me take a (somewhat) contrarian position to those previously expressed. An experiment is any test of a hypothesis. An experiment can involve the use of observational (unmanipulated) data, as long as the hypothesis is clearly stated prior to the collection of the data.

Re: What is an experiment ?

2002-02-20 Thread Jay Tanzman
Voltolini wrote: Hi, I was reading a definition of experiment in science to be used in a lecture and the use of treatments and controls are an important feature of an experiment but my doubt is... is it possible to plan an experiment without a control and call this as an

Re: What is an experiment ?

2002-02-20 Thread Jay Tanzman
Voltolini wrote: Hi, I was reading a definition of experiment in science to be used in a lecture and the use of treatments and controls are an important feature of an experiment but my doubt is... is it possible to plan an experiment without a control and call this as an

Re: can multicollinearity force a correlation?

2002-02-09 Thread Jay Tanzman
Wuzzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... And that sounds impossible. I suspect a programming error. -Jay you're right i programmed a food database incorrectly but i've redone it and yep the correlation was only 0.20 for kcal or so. it is

Re: can multicollinearity force a correlation?

2002-02-08 Thread Jay Tanzman
Wuzzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Hi Rich, okay i'll post the reason why I ask: It is because I am validating a 24hr dietary recall questionnaire using a food frequency questionnaire: It doesn't make sense to do that. Amazingly I got a

Re: how to read excel data into sas

2002-01-31 Thread Jay Tanzman
Eric Miller wrote: Dear Friends, I had difficulty reading huge excel data into sas. I tried the following code, but it always says physical file does not exist. I need your help. My code: === filename import dde 'excel|sheet1!r2c1:r379c15'; data xray; infile

Re: how to adjust for variables

2002-01-27 Thread Jay Tanzman
David Heiser wrote: I find it extremely difficult to interpret multivariate equations. Are there any good books on conceptualizing the equation? Modelling the effects of macronutrients on risk of disease is complicated because the sum of the macronutrients in the diet equal the total energy