Robert J Hardy
Biographic Data
| ID | 789188 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Hardy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Hardy |
| SIGNATURE | HARDY R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1031-0160 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Positive Messages as a Motivator for Seeking Information about Candidates
What, if anything, will motivate people to seek information about candidates during campaigns? Our study tackles this question drawing on data from a survey experiment conducted with a total of 1,421 college student subjects. Study participants were randomly divided into four groups, each of which was asked to read one of four brief statements about the candidacy of either Hillary Clinton or Carly Fiorina written in an either positive or negative…
Is It “President” or “president” of the United States
Over the past thirty‐five years, most publications have lowered the “p” in “President” to “president” of the United States. After discussing political symbolism and the importance of the “President” as a national symbol, we offer a typology for analyzing the grammatical changes that have occurred in leading political science monographs, introductory college textbooks, professional journals, popular periodicals, newspapers, and style manuals over …
Geomorphology Fluid Flow Modelling: Can Fluvial Flow Only Be Modelled Using a Three-Dimensional Approach
The application of numerical models to gain insight into flow processes is becoming a prevalent research methodology in fluvial geomorphology. The advantage of this approach is that models are particularly useful for identifying emergent behaviour in the landscape where combinations of processes act over several scales. However, there are a wide range of available models and it is not always apparent that methodological approach should be chosen.…
In the Supreme Court Justices' Shoes: Critical Thinking Through the Use of Hypothetical Case Law Analyses and Interactive Simulations
Judicial decisions are an integral part of American politics and, despite the presence of written and explicated opinions of federal judges, the internal deliberations and decision making processes of judges themselves remains a mystery to many. A burgeoning body of literature focuses on the use of simulations to engage students and bridge theory to practical application. Few simulations target the judicial component of politics, despite its natu…
Public or Private Schools? State or National Curricula: A Review of Policy Alternatives for Achieving Excellence in American Education
A suicide epidemic model
An epidemic model of suicides clustered in time and space is presented. In this model suicides are depicted as an infection that can be spread from person to person. The model is based on the assumption that spread of suicide ideation via various means of communication increases as the number of suicides increases. A threshold condition for an epidemic to begin and the total size of an epidemic can be calculated. The model is applied to several p…
A note on the reduction of a risk of death
Methods for assessing the gain of life expectancy by reducing the risks of death are examined. Depending on the method used, overestimation and underestimation of life expectancy may occur. Although the gain in life expectancy is not a linear function of the per cent reduction in mortality, a linear approximation may be used when the mortality rate is low. When the mortality rate is high, linear approximations tend to overestimate the years gaine…
The Impact of Reapportionment on Policy Expenditures: A Quasi‐Experimental Time‐Series Analysis
While there is little question that court‐ordered reapportionment has changed the composition of state legislative personnel, it is still unclear whether reapportionment has had any significant impact on public policies. Evidence to date has been both contradictory and methodologically suspect. Using time‐series regression in a quasi‐experimental design, we examine the effects of reapportionment on expenditures in three policy areas within eight …
Analyzing Policy Impact: Selection of a Linear Trend Model
Policy analysts, as well as politicians, have shown great interest in assessing both short‐term and long‐term consequences of public policies in recent years. Recent time‐trend studies have attempted to depict the time dimension of policy consequences through extensions of regression techniques. This study examines three linear trend models which have been used to depict policy impact through time‐series analyses, and identifies the relative adva…
The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on Women
Civil Rights Policies and the Achievement of Racial Economic Equality, 1948-1975
The purpose of this article is to determine whether civil rights policies since 1964 have succeeded in systematically decreasing the gap between black and white male incomes, both nationally and regionally. We employ time-series regression analysis to separate the effects of cyclical economic conditions (unemployment and growth in the Gross National Product) from policy induced changes in the ratio of black to white income. We conclude that civil…
Huygens' Graph of Graunt's Data
Civil Rights Policies and the Achievement of Racial Economic Equality, 1948-1975
The purpose of this article is to determine whether civil rights policies since 1964 have succeeded in systematically decreasing the gap between black and white male incomes, both nationally and regionally. We employ time-series regression analysis to separate the effects of cyclical economic conditions (unemployment and growth in the Gross National Product) from policy induced changes in the ratio of black to white income. We conclude that civil…
In the Supreme Court Justices' Shoes: Critical Thinking Through the Use of Hypothetical Case Law Analyses and Interactive Simulations
Judicial decisions are an integral part of American politics and, despite the presence of written and explicated opinions of federal judges, the internal deliberations and decision making processes of judges themselves remains a mystery to many. A burgeoning body of literature focuses on the use of simulations to engage students and bridge theory to practical application. Few simulations target the judicial component of politics, despite its natu…
Analyzing Policy Impact: Selection of a Linear Trend Model
Policy analysts, as well as politicians, have shown great interest in assessing both short‐term and long‐term consequences of public policies in recent years. Recent time‐trend studies have attempted to depict the time dimension of policy consequences through extensions of regression techniques. This study examines three linear trend models which have been used to depict policy impact through time‐series analyses, and identifies the relative adva…
The Impact of Reapportionment on Policy Expenditures: A Quasi‐Experimental Time‐Series Analysis
While there is little question that court‐ordered reapportionment has changed the composition of state legislative personnel, it is still unclear whether reapportionment has had any significant impact on public policies. Evidence to date has been both contradictory and methodologically suspect. Using time‐series regression in a quasi‐experimental design, we examine the effects of reapportionment on expenditures in three policy areas within eight …
Public or Private Schools? State or National Curricula: A Review of Policy Alternatives for Achieving Excellence in American Education
The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on Women
Huygens' Graph of Graunt's Data
The Impact of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on Women
Civil Rights Policies and the Achievement of Racial Economic Equality, 1948-1975
The purpose of this article is to determine whether civil rights policies since 1964 have succeeded in systematically decreasing the gap between black and white male incomes, both nationally and regionally. We employ time-series regression analysis to separate the effects of cyclical economic conditions (unemployment and growth in the Gross National Product) from policy induced changes in the ratio of black to white income. We conclude that civil…
Analyzing Policy Impact: Selection of a Linear Trend Model
Policy analysts, as well as politicians, have shown great interest in assessing both short‐term and long‐term consequences of public policies in recent years. Recent time‐trend studies have attempted to depict the time dimension of policy consequences through extensions of regression techniques. This study examines three linear trend models which have been used to depict policy impact through time‐series analyses, and identifies the relative adva…
The Impact of Reapportionment on Policy Expenditures: A Quasi‐Experimental Time‐Series Analysis
While there is little question that court‐ordered reapportionment has changed the composition of state legislative personnel, it is still unclear whether reapportionment has had any significant impact on public policies. Evidence to date has been both contradictory and methodologically suspect. Using time‐series regression in a quasi‐experimental design, we examine the effects of reapportionment on expenditures in three policy areas within eight …
A note on the reduction of a risk of death
Methods for assessing the gain of life expectancy by reducing the risks of death are examined. Depending on the method used, overestimation and underestimation of life expectancy may occur. Although the gain in life expectancy is not a linear function of the per cent reduction in mortality, a linear approximation may be used when the mortality rate is low. When the mortality rate is high, linear approximations tend to overestimate the years gaine…
A suicide epidemic model
An epidemic model of suicides clustered in time and space is presented. In this model suicides are depicted as an infection that can be spread from person to person. The model is based on the assumption that spread of suicide ideation via various means of communication increases as the number of suicides increases. A threshold condition for an epidemic to begin and the total size of an epidemic can be calculated. The model is applied to several p…
Public or Private Schools? State or National Curricula: A Review of Policy Alternatives for Achieving Excellence in American Education
In the Supreme Court Justices' Shoes: Critical Thinking Through the Use of Hypothetical Case Law Analyses and Interactive Simulations
Judicial decisions are an integral part of American politics and, despite the presence of written and explicated opinions of federal judges, the internal deliberations and decision making processes of judges themselves remains a mystery to many. A burgeoning body of literature focuses on the use of simulations to engage students and bridge theory to practical application. Few simulations target the judicial component of politics, despite its natu…
Is It “President” or “president” of the United States
Over the past thirty‐five years, most publications have lowered the “p” in “President” to “president” of the United States. After discussing political symbolism and the importance of the “President” as a national symbol, we offer a typology for analyzing the grammatical changes that have occurred in leading political science monographs, introductory college textbooks, professional journals, popular periodicals, newspapers, and style manuals over …
Geomorphology Fluid Flow Modelling: Can Fluvial Flow Only Be Modelled Using a Three-Dimensional Approach
The application of numerical models to gain insight into flow processes is becoming a prevalent research methodology in fluvial geomorphology. The advantage of this approach is that models are particularly useful for identifying emergent behaviour in the landscape where combinations of processes act over several scales. However, there are a wide range of available models and it is not always apparent that methodological approach should be chosen.…
Positive Messages as a Motivator for Seeking Information about Candidates
What, if anything, will motivate people to seek information about candidates during campaigns? Our study tackles this question drawing on data from a survey experiment conducted with a total of 1,421 college student subjects. Study participants were randomly divided into four groups, each of which was asked to read one of four brief statements about the candidacy of either Hillary Clinton or Carly Fiorina written in an either positive or negative…
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