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4. Other commands.

JudgeIt includes many other commands. For example, you can get descriptive statistics: STATS provides descriptive statistics on datasets and data read in, and HIST supplies a kernel density estimate (a smooth version of a histogram) for observed and predicted district-level data. Three commands modify data already read in: RECODE recodes variables, DELIF deletes selected districts from further analysis, and IMPUTE estimates contested vote proportions for uncontested districts. Finally, a variety of optional commands are provided. ALIAS allows you to use your own names in place of anything used in a JudgeIt command file. COMMENT (or CM) lets you put comments in your command file and output file. OUTPUT turns on and off output and changes the default output file. PAUSE halts the output until you press a key and causes the computer to beep twice. REG enables you to run regression analyses, controls the printing of intermediate least squares regression results (obtained by JudgeIt in the course of other calculations), and controls whether the standard errors are of the usual variety or White's heteroskedasticity-consistent standard errors. SIMS lets you alter the number of simulations used to calculate the standard errors. STOP terminates the program in the middle of a command file. UNC lets you set parameters used to treat uncontested districts.



Gary King 2006-01-07