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Use correct grammar and punctuation.  Always write correctly and professionally in academic courses. This is your writing requirement for this course, so write well. Thoroughly answer each portion of the following essay. Proofread and edit your writing before you submit your exam. What were the main purposes of Stonehenge? Explain, in detail, how archaeologists believe Stonehenge was constructed (materials, tools, techniques, etc.). What other ancient monuments exist on the Salisbury Plains around Stonehenge? Choose two and describe what they were, and explain how archaeologist think they were used.

The Yoruban believe that, through a series of lives, the spiritual self will evolve so it can become one in spirit with __________________, which is the most important “state of existence”.

Though Rome was generally a religiously tolerant empire, with many religions being practiced in the empire, Rome became less tolerant of the Jewish faith, in part because

This ancient Greek sculptor was famous for formulating the Canon, or a system of proportions that achieved clarity, symmetry, and harmony. You see a copy of the Canon here.

Underground burial chambers utilized by Jews and Christians for burials and worship are called:

Use correct grammar and punctuation.  Always write correctly and professionally in academic courses. This is your writing requirement for this course, so write well. Thoroughly answer each portion of the following essay. Proofread and edit your writing before you submit your exam.     The ancient Romans were exceptional propagandists. Compare and contrast the Head of a Roman Patrician, Augustus of Primaporta and The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurellius. How is each representing “the ideal leader”? What is verism? On which portrait is it used, and why? Why are the emperors portrayed so differently than the patrician? Use unit terms and detail specific choices the artists made that symbolize each man’s power and status.

3.3.b. Can the researcher interpret the coefficient   as the controlled direct causal effect of   (controlling for ) on ? Briefly explain your answer.

1.10. Consider the following OLS regression model for a difference-in-difference (DiD) design with a binary treatment variable.     for the post-treatment period and     for the pre-treatment period, and     for observations in the treatment group and     for observations in the control group. Assume all the assumptions of the DiD design to identify the causal effect of treatment on outcome are satisfied. Interpret every coefficient in the regression, including the intercept.   

1.2. A researcher observes that the math scores of students who attend charter schools in a district are 3.2% higher than the math scores of students who attend public schools in the district.  The researcher concludes that math scores would increase by 3.2% if all students in the district attended charter schools.  Using your knowledge of the bias decomposition in the standard estimator, give the two main reasons for why the researcher is likely wrong.

2.1.a. What are the predicted log odds of employment for people with 12 years of education and a criminal record; and what are the corresponding log odds of people without a criminal record?