Time Counts

Author : Gregory Wawro,Ira Katznelson
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691155050

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Time Counts by Gregory Wawro,Ira Katznelson Pdf

How to study the past using data Quantitative Analysis for Historical Social Science advances historical research in the social sciences by bridging the divide between qualitative and quantitative analysis. Gregory Wawro and Ira Katznelson argue for an expansion of the standard quantitative methodological toolkit with a set of innovative approaches that better capture nuances missed by more commonly used statistical methods. Demonstrating how to employ such promising tools, Wawro and Katznelson address the criticisms made by prominent historians and historically oriented social scientists regarding the shortcomings of mainstream quantitative approaches for studying the past. Traditional statistical methods have been inadequate in addressing temporality, periodicity, specificity, and context—features central to good historical analysis. To address these shortcomings, Wawro and Katznelson argue for the application of alternative approaches that are particularly well-suited to incorporating these features in empirical investigations. The authors demonstrate the advantages of these techniques with replications of research that locate structural breaks and uncover temporal evolution. They develop new practices for testing claims about path dependence in time-series data, and they discuss the promise and perils of using historical approaches to enhance causal inference. Opening a dialogue among traditional qualitative scholars and applied quantitative social scientists focusing on history, Quantitative Analysis for Historical Social Science illustrates powerful ways to move historical social science research forward.

Author : Harold Watkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Time Counts by Harold Watkins Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Bird populations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113735463

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Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jared Verner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 4 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Bird populations
ISBN : MINN:31951D02964689Y

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Optimizing the Duration of Point Counts for Monitoring Trends in Bird Populations by Jared Verner Pdf

Minute-by-minute analysis of point counts of birds in mixed-conifer forests in the Sierra National Forest, central California, showed that cumulative counts of species and individuals increased in a curvilinear fashion but did not reach asymptotes after 10 minutes of counting. Comparison of the expected number of individuals counted per hour with various combinations of counting time and noncounting times for record keeping and travel between counting stations showed that 10-minute counts were most efficient in most cases. Counting longer than 10 minutes is not recommended, because other increased risk of double counting some individuals.

Author : Margo Anderson,Stephen E. Fienberg
Publisher : Russell Sage Foundation
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781610440059

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Who Counts? by Margo Anderson,Stephen E. Fienberg Pdf

One of Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Books of 2000 For those interested in understanding the historical and scientific context of the census adjustment controversy, Who Counts? is absolutely essential reading. —Science Ever since the founding fathers authorized a national headcount as the means of apportioning seats in the federal legislature, the decennial census has been a political battleground. Political power, and more recently the allocation of federal resources, depend directly upon who is counted and who is left out. Who Counts? is the story of the lawsuits, congressional hearings, and bureaucratic intrigues surrounding the 1990 census. These controversies formed largely around a single vexing question: should the method of conducting the census be modified in order to rectify the demonstrated undercount of poor urban minorities? But they also stemmed from a more general debate about the methods required to count an ever more diverse and mobile population of over two hundred million. The responses to these questions repeatedly pitted the innovations of statisticians and demographers against objections that their attempts to alter traditional methods may be flawed and even unconstitutional. Who Counts? offers a detailed review of the preparation, implementation, and aftermath of the last three censuses. It recounts the growing criticisms of innaccuracy and undercounting, and the work to develop new enumeration strategies. The party shifts that followed national elections played an increasingly important role in the politization of the census, as the Department of Commerce asserted growing authority over the scientific endeavors of the Census Bureau. At the same time, each decade saw more city and state governments and private groups bringing suit to challenge census methodology and results. Who Counts? tracks the legal course that began in 1988, when a coalition led by New York City first sued to institute new statistical procedures in response to an alleged undercount of urban inhabitants. The challenge of accurately classifying an increasingly mixed population further threatens the legitimacy of the census, and Who Counts? investigates the difficulties of gaining unambiguous measurements of race and ethnicity, and the proposal that the race question be eliminated in favor of ethnic origin. Who Counts? concludes with a discussion of the proposed census design for 2000, as well as the implications of population counts on the composition and size of Congress. This volume reveals in extraordinary detail the interplay of law, politics, and science that propel the ongoing census debate, a debate whose outcome will have a tremendous impact on the distribution of political power and economic resources among the nation's communities. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series

Author : Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-16
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781418559427

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What Really Counts for Students by Thomas Nelson Pdf

Meaning. Purpose. Calling. Vision. Whatever you name it, we are all searching for something that matters. Something that counts. We want to know that we're concentrating on the right things and that we're not missing the point. What Really Counts for Students tackles twenty-two areas of significance to students-including God, Love, Wisdom, Purpose, Health-and explores what matters most in each of them, answering questions like What are the basic truths? and What is most important? With introductions, meditations, and directed journaling sections on each topic, students will embark on an interactive journey to discover not only what really counts, but also what doesn't, further drawing focus to their purposes within the context of God's call for them.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Census and Population
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Apportionment (Election law)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045544728

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Exclude Undocumented Residents from Census Counts Used for Apportionment by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Census and Population Pdf

Author : Lambert of Ardres
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0812219961

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The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres by Lambert of Ardres Pdf

"Invaluable."--Choice "Shopkow's translation . . . should be included in all courses on aristocratic society and culture in the Middle Ages."--Parergon "This will join the handful of translated medieval chronicles that now hold canonical status."--Theodore Evergates, author of Aristocratic Women in Medieval France The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres, a work made famous by Georges Duby, now appears in an expert translation by Leah Shopkow. Consisting of 154 surviving chapters, Lambert's chronicle is just one of many local genealogies produced in Flanders during the high Middle Ages. It is extraordinarily rich and idiosyncratic, however, in its treatment of two competing families, longtime rivals until they were joined by marriage in the mid-twelfth century. In the first 96 chapters, Lambert, priest of the church of Ardres, traces the lineage of the counts of Guines from the seventh century to his present. Suddenly, narrative control seems to be wrested away by the garrulous Walter LeClud, illegitimate son of Baldwin of Ardres, who tells the history of the other family for the next 50 chapters. At that point, Lambert's voice is finally restored, with an account of the now combined holdings of Guines and Ardres. With two storytellers recounting some of the same events from different perspectives, The History of the Counts of Guines and Lords of Ardres is a particularly useful source for probing the medieval aristocratic family and aristocratic attitudes. Shopkow brings Lambert's chronicle to life in an accurate, lively translation and provides relevant historical and historiographical information in her extensive introduction and explanatory notes to the text. Leah Shopkow is Associate Professor of History at Indiana University.

Author : Jerry Weissman
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780132179744

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How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts by Jerry Weissman Pdf

This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts (9780131855175), by Jerry Weissman. Available in print and digital formats. Two Line Description Powerful lessons in answering tough questions from the legendary “Stormin’ Norman,” Desert Storm commander Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. Text Excerpt During the 43 days of the 1991 Gulf War, General Norman Schwarzkopf held only about half a dozen press conferences, and each was very, very brief. Despite such minimal exposure, “Stormin’ Norman” became an instant global celebrity. Why? In each session, he exhibited complete command and control in answering the journalists’ questions. He served as a role model for every proper Q&A technique....

Author : Friedrich Schiller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Netherlands
ISBN : PRNC:32101068555216

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History of the Revolt of the Netherlands, Continued -- Trials of Counts Egmont and Horn by Friedrich Schiller Pdf

Author : Fay Vincent
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1439163316

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It's What's Inside the Lines That Counts by Fay Vincent Pdf

It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts brings together ballplayers, managers, an umpire, and the first head of the players’ union to describe the momentous changes to the game that took place in the 1970s and 1980s. Former MLB commissioner Fay Vincent draws from his ongoing oral history of the game to celebrate the era that spans the Miracle Mets through free agency to Cal Ripken’s historic consecutive-games streak. Willie McCovey remembers meeting the Giants’ other Willie and the powerful impact that Willie Mays had on him. He expresses pride that the Giants chose to honor him at their ballpark with McCovey Cove. Teammate Juan Marichal, one of baseball’s Latino pioneers, recalls encountering racism for the first time in America. He recounts fortuitously overhearing a conversation among Latino ballplayers before a Giants-Pirates game that provided him with crucial information about Roberto Clemente. Managers Dick Williams and Earl Weaver assess their Hall of Fame careers. Williams remembers his contentious relationship with Charlie Finley and explains why he never managed for George Stein-brenner. Earl Weaver says he has changed, that umpires were "fantastic people," and that he shouldn’t have gotten thrown out of so many ballgames. Read it here for yourself. Tom Seaver, one of the dominant pitchers of his era, shares a funny incident from his first All-Star game, when he was young and looked even younger, and discloses the important piece of baseball wisdom that Gil Hodges gave him early in his career that has guided him ever since. Don Baylor recalls playing with a variety of teammates and teams, including the remarkable experience of playing in three consecutive World Series with three different teams, going from the 1986 Red Sox that came so close to winning the Series to the 1987 Minnesota Twins team that actually did it. Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith, "the Wizard of Oz," tells the story of how he began his signature back flip and offers insights into how he was able to pull off some of the most spectacular defensive plays in baseball history. Baseball’s Iron Man Cal Ripken remembers the high expectations that came with being the son of a baseball manager and explains why the "Orioles way" was more than just a slogan for him. Bruce Froemming, MLB’s longest-serving umpire, reveals the rules behind the fine art of allowing managers and coaches to have their say and still maintain absolute control over the game. And Marvin Miller, one of the most important figures in the history of the game, explains the origins and intentions of baseball’s players’ union and why he is so proud of what it has achieved. No fan of the game will want to pass up this illustrated, fascinating remembrance of two decades when baseball changed forever.

Author : Robert Elashoff,Gang li,Ning Li
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781315357188

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Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data by Robert Elashoff,Gang li,Ning Li Pdf

Longitudinal studies often incur several problems that challenge standard statistical methods for data analysis. These problems include non-ignorable missing data in longitudinal measurements of one or more response variables, informative observation times of longitudinal data, and survival analysis with intermittently measured time-dependent covariates that are subject to measurement error and/or substantial biological variation. Joint modeling of longitudinal and time-to-event data has emerged as a novel approach to handle these issues. Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Time-to-Event Data provides a systematic introduction and review of state-of-the-art statistical methodology in this active research field. The methods are illustrated by real data examples from a wide range of clinical research topics. A collection of data sets and software for practical implementation of the joint modeling methodologies are available through the book website. This book serves as a reference book for scientific investigators who need to analyze longitudinal and/or survival data, as well as researchers developing methodology in this field. It may also be used as a textbook for a graduate level course in biostatistics or statistics.

Author : Diane M. Nelson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822375074

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Who Counts? by Diane M. Nelson Pdf

In Who Counts? Diane M. Nelson explores the social life of numbers, teasing out the myriad roles math plays in Guatemalan state violence, economic exploitation, and disenfranchisement, as well as in Mayan revitalization and grassroots environmental struggles. In the aftermath of thirty-six years of civil war, to count—both numerically and in the sense of having value—is a contested and qualitative practice of complex calculations encompassing war losses, migration, debt, and competing understandings of progress. Nelson makes broad connections among seemingly divergent phenomena, such as debates over reparations for genocide victims, Ponzi schemes, and antimining movements. Challenging the presumed objectivity of Western mathematics, Nelson shows how it flattens social complexity and becomes a raced, classed, and gendered skill that colonial powers considered beyond the grasp of indigenous peoples. Yet the Classic Maya are famous for the precision of their mathematics, including conceptualizing zero long before Europeans. Nelson shows how Guatemala's indigenous population is increasingly returning to Mayan numeracy to critique systemic inequalities with the goal of being counted—in every sense of the word.

Author : Bartram J.
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241562263

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Heterotrophic Plate Counts and Drinking-water Safety by Bartram J. Pdf

This text prepared by an international group of experts addresses the 'heterotrophic plate count' test which is widely used in drinking-water assessment: what it detects (and what it does not detect) its direct and indirect health significance and its use in the safety management of drinking water supplies. It includes the consensus statement from an expert review meeting and takes account of the presentations and posters at an international conference on the theme co-sponsored by WHO and NSF-International. It provides valuable information on the utility and the limitations of HPC data in the management and operation of piped water systems as well as other means of providing drinking water to the public. It is of particular value to piped public water suppliers and bottled water suppliers manufacturers and users of water treatment and transmission equipment and inline treatment devices water engineers sanitary and clinical microbiologists and national and local public health officials and regulators of drinking water quality. ...The book will be of great value to the piped public water suppliers bottled water suppliers manufacturers users of water treatment and transmission equipment and online treatment device makers water supply engineers sanitary engineers clinical and water microbiologists national and local public health officials and regulators of drinking-water quality. - Indian Journal of Medical Research

Author : Kevin James Lewis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317052609

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The Counts of Tripoli and Lebanon in the Twelfth Century by Kevin James Lewis Pdf

The county of Tripoli in what is now North Lebanon is arguably the most neglected of the so-called ‘crusader states’ established in the Middle East at the beginning of the twelfth century. The present work is the first monograph on the county to be published in English, and the first in any western language since 1945. What little has been written on the subject previously has focused upon the European ancestry of the counts of Tripoli: a specifically Southern French heritage inherited from the famous crusader Raymond IV of Saint-Gilles. Kevin Lewis argues that past historians have at once exaggerated the political importance of the counts’ French descent and ignored the more compelling signs of its cultural impact, highlighting poetry composed by troubadours in Occitan at Tripoli’s court. For Lewis, however, even this belies a deeper understanding of the processes that shaped the county. What emerges is an intriguing portrait of the county in which its rulers struggled to exert their power over Lebanon in the face of this region’s insurmountable geographical forces and its sometimes bewildering, always beguiling diversity of religions, languages and cultures. The counts of Tripoli and contemporary Muslim onlookers certainly viewed the dynasty as sons of Saint-Gilles, but the county’s administration relied upon Arabic, its stability upon the mixed loyalties of its local inhabitants, and its very existence upon the rugged mountains that cradled it. This book challenges prevailing knowledge of this little-known crusader state and by extension the medieval Middle East as a whole. .