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*    Open a new log file.
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* a. Online, go to 
*    http://wps.aw.com/aw_stock_ie_3/178/45691/11696965.cw/index.html
*    On the left of the page, click on "Data for Empirical
*    Exercises and Test Bank". Download the Guns Data (Stata
*    Dataset); that is, save the file to your computer.
*    Open this dataset is Stata. Using that dataset, answer
*    the following questions. Note: Below is the command 
*    needed to access this dataset from the web without 
*    downloading it. This is for future reference.

use http://wps.aw.com/wps/media/objects/11422/11696965/empirical/empex_tb/Guns.dta

*    If you ever want to use this command to get data from
*    the web, simply find the dataset, write "use" and input
*    the link location rom online.
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* b. How many observations are in this dataset? Write the
*    command you used below.
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* c. Explain what the variable "incarc_rate" means? There are
*    two ways to get this information. Below, please write the
*    command which gives you this information, and please
*    describe the other location where you can find it.
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* d. In the data editor, reorder the variables so that
*    stateid and year are the first and second variables,
*    respectively, and the rest of the variables follow in any
*    order. There are two ways to accomplish this. Below,
*    please write the command you can use. Please also
*    describe how to manually order the variables.
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* e. Sort the data by stateid and year. Place the command you
*    used below. Notice how the data has changed by looking
*    at your data browser: stateid and year are first in the 
*    columns, and all of the years are ordered sequentially
*    within each state.
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* f. What is the average violent crime rate in state 1? What
*    command did you use? Place the command and the answer 
*    below. Note: Remember to use a condition in your command,
*    as it will help you get the correct answer.
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* g. The variable "shall" is coded 1 if the state has a law
*    allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons in that year
*    and 0 if the state does not have this law. In state 4,
*    what percentage of years did the state have a shall
*    carry law? Once again, place the command and the answer
*    below. Remember also to think of conditional commands.
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*	Give proper credit below to those you worked with and/or
*    any texts. 
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*    Close your log.
*    Please print this .do file with your final answers
*    and print your log file by going to File>Print in the 
*    Stata command center.
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