Publications by Erick Gong
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Oxford-Style Debates We will be having a series of Oxford-style debates, similar in nature to those produced on “Intelligence Squared” (see intelligencesquaredus.org) Each debate will have a motion, which is simply a statement, such as “The more developed society becomes, the less religious it will become.” The debates will allow students...
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ECON_212_syllabus
Class Meetings: Mon/Wed (12:15-1:30) in LIB 140 Communications: Slack channel: Econ_212_F2021 Link Instead of email, DM egong Office hours: Mon 1:30-2:00 PM & 8:15 - 9:00 PM Tues 3:00-4:00 PM & 8:15-9:00 PM Wed 1:30-2:00 PM Fri 2:00- 3:00 PM Send me a message on Slack (#office-hours) “I’m here” and then join my personal Zoom room (pass...
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DA2
The Data The data comes from Social Explorer which is subscription based. To access it, go to Ryan Clement’s data site, and click “Social Explorer.” Let’s load the data SE<-read_excel("SE_data.xlsx") The variables we will use are the following: -adherents = percentage of population that is affiliated with a religious body (includes member...
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DA Getting Started
Data Assignment Template and Data Download the template and move it into the relevant folder in OneDrive. Do the same with the dataset. Be sure to change the name of the .rmd file. Getting Started Open the R-markdown file. Change the title and author. Now look at the Data Assignment 1 page. You can start to follow along with the code. Let’s im...
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Intro to R
Create a Folder in OneDrive Create a ECON_278 folder in OneDrive. Each each assignment, create a separate folder within the ECON_278 Folder. The video will demonstrate: How to create a folder in OneDrive How to share the folder with me Launch R Studio R Studio is a statistical app. R Markdown combines text and code to generate an html. It’s a...
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Oxford Debate
Oxford-Style Debates We will be having a series of Oxford-style debates, similar in nature to those produced on “Intelligence Squared” (see intelligencesquaredus.org) Each debate will have a motion, which is simply a statement, such as “The more developed society becomes, the less religious it will become.” The debates will allow students...
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Final Blog Post
Final Blog Post The final blog post will be a 1500-word post that has a clearly defined argument supported by evidence. The difference with the final blog post is that you will be required to analyze data collected via a survey that will be done in the course. Think of the final blog post as combining a data assignment with an op-ed blog post. S...
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Blog Posts
OP-ED Blog Posts The blog post will be a 700-word post that has a clearly defined argument supported by evidence and reason. You can think of the blog post as a written extension of the debate the you participated in. Sections There are three sections. Opening: What’s the hook (the reason the reader should pay attention)? What’s the main ar...
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syllabus
Class Meetings: Mon/Wed (2:55-4:05) in Axin 219 Office hours: Mon 1:30-2:00 PM & 8:15 - 9:00 PM Tues 3:00-4:00 PM & 8:15-9:00 PM Wed 1:30-2:00 PM Fri 2:00- 3:00 PM Send me a message on Slack (#office-hours) “I’m here” and then join my personal Zoom room (password 210) Communications: Slack channel: ECON_278_F2021 Link Instead of email,...
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Lab 0
Where should I store my files/data? We strongly recommend using either OneDrive or Dropbox to store your files. They are both cloud-based storage that works fairly seemlesly on your laptop. Which one to choose? OneDrive is provided by Middlebury College for free. You’ll want to install the OneDrive client on your laptop. Go to Middlebury ITS Wi...
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