Credibility Assessment of Equity

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Can empirical approaches to policy analysis 3upport recommendations that highlight notions of equity more credibly than qualitative approaches? Compare both and make a case for whether or not the empirical approach is more credible. Include examples and appropriately cited references to your readings.

Cluster Analysis Example*****Already A++ Rated Tutorial Use as Guide Paper*****

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Included with this assignment is an Excel spreadsheet that contains data with two dimension values.

The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate steps performed in a K-Means Cluster analysis.

Review the “k-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM” section in Chapter 4 of the Sharda et. al. textbook for additional background.

Use Excel to perform the following data analysis.

  1. Plot the data on a scatter plot.
  2. Determine the ideal number of clusters.
  3. Choose random center points (centroids) for each cluster. (Note:  Each student will select a different random set of centroids.)
  4. Using a standard distance formula measure the distance from each data point to each center point.
  5. Assign each data point to an initial cluster region based on closeness.
  6. For each cluster calculate new center points.
  7. Repeat steps 4 through 6.

You will use Excel to help with calculations, but only standard functions should be used (i.e. don’t use a plug-in to perform the analysis for you.)  You need to show your work doing this analysis the long way.  If you were to repeat steps 4 through 6, what will likely happen with the cluster centroids?  The rubric for this assignment can be viewed when clicking on the assignment link.

Here is a link to an example spreadsheet using a smaller data set.  It contains two tabs.  The first tab is the raw data.  The second tab contains the analysis that was performed.  Make sure that you use a different starting center points from the example.

Writing HW

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Check attachment for homework assignment.

Cost-Benefit Analysis and Equity

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Identify an aspect of cost-benefit analysis that more effectively addresses notions of equity and accounts for them in the overall policy analysis. Describe how this aspect would be applied and provide examples as much as possible.

Citizen Participation – How do you encourage citizen participation or advocacy in either a quantitative or qualitative approach as it relates to the policy analysis?

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How do you encourage citizen participation or advocacy in either a quantitative or qualitative approach as it relates to the policy analysis?  Does one approach make it easier to integrate citizen participation than the other? In what
ways can citizen participation be facilitated?

What approaches to the policy analysis process might actually hinder such participation? How do
diversity issues affect citizen participation and again, what approaches to the analysis process might
facilitate or hinder such participation?

“Images and Templates” Please respond to the following: Explain whether or not you believe including images in documents is a professional option when creating a document. Justify your response with at least one (1) example. Go to Microsoft Office’s Web

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“Images and Templates”  Please respond to the following:

  • Explain whether or not you believe including images in documents is a professional option when creating a document. Justify your response with at least one (1) example.
  • Go to Microsoft Office’s Website, and view the business templates. Examine the resume themes, letter themes, fax themes, report themes, and any additional themes that you find interesting. Next, determine whether or not you believe Office templates provide users with an advantage over creating a document from scratch. Then, select one (1) template and explain the manner in which users would benefit from using the template in question in creating either a business or personal document.