General information
- SPSS has a free 30-day trial version of their software. SPSS website: http://www.spss.com/
Link to course blog (check regularly for announcements)
Downloads (pdf files – requires Adobe Acrobat viewer)
| General (print out select files below) | – Syllabus (Print and bring to class.) – Z-table (Print and bring to class.) – T-table (Print and bring to class.) – Research Paper Outline (Print and bring to class.) – Class Example Data (Excel file) – Frequency Distribution Example (Print and bring to class.) – Class Outline and Notes (Print and bring these notes to class!) |
| Homework | – Homework 1 questions – Homework 2 Questions – Homework 2 SPSS Output |
| Noise Paper | – Noise Paper Instructions & Grading Sheet – Noise Data – Noise Output – Noise paper grading comments – 3 citations |
| Final Paper | – Variable Input Form – Area Maps – Project Default Data – Arlington Area 83-1 near UTA (Excel file- Updated for Summer 2009!) Search Criteria: June 1, 2008 to June 7, 2009; Area 83 |
Library Research Tips
- Do an electronic search of many databases. In addition to Business Source Premier try EconLit, Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, Kluwer Online, and Ingenta (although downloads are not always free on this one).
- Choose your Key Search Words carefully. Start broad and then try to narrow into your topic. For example, start with Real Estate and then try Hedonic and so on.Also, use the term Property in place of Real Estate. (Real Estate is called Property almost everywhere else in the world. You might find some useful British or New Zealand references.)
- If you are having trouble thinking of a topic it might be helpful to flip through journals. Check out the following journals: Appraisal Journal, Journal of Real Estate Research, Real Estate Economics, Land Economics, Urban Studies, and Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (and others).
- Once you find one good citation, check out that citation’s citations. Bet you find several other good ones (although they might be older so make sure you check for any recent ones).
Additional Research Websites
The following links are to websites that contain journal abstracts or articles. Some of these sites might be useful resources for the research paper. The sites in bold might be particularly useful. Please note that these are just a few examples.
| Journal Title | Link |
| Journal of Real Estate Research | http://business.fullerton.edu/journal/papers/content/past/default.htm |
| Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics | http://www.jrefe.org/volumes.html |
| Appraisal Journal | http://global.umi.com/pqdweb?TS=0&JSEnabled=1&RQT=317&SK=2&ScQ=000023456&TS=1032462988 |
| Journal of Property Investment and Finance | http://giorgio.emeraldinsight.com/vl=34889511/cl=17/nw=1/rpsv/cw/www/ mcb/1463578x/contp1.htm |
| Journal of Property Management | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/pm.htm |
| Journal of Property Research | |
| Land Economics | http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals/landecon.html |
| Real Estate Finance | http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/journals/landecon.html |
| Urban Studies | http://www.gla.ac.uk/UrbanStudiesJournal/ www.tandf.co.uk/sara http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/ http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/issue.asp?wasp=f62clce4kq6ytne7cqwy&referrer=parent&backto=journal,1,81;searchpublicationsresults,3,3; |
Using Regression in Excel
Step 1: Load the Data Analysis Tool. Go to Tools then Add In and check the Analysis TookPak box. Click OK.
Step 2: Go back to Tools and at the bottom of the menu should be Data Analysis…. Click Data Analysis and scroll down to Regression. Also, note there are several other useful functions such as frequencies, descriptive statistics, and ANOVA.
Step 3: Once in the regression menu it is pretty self explanatory (if not, don’t forget the Excel help functions). Basically, you just paint in the Y and X variables and indicated where and what you want your output to contain.
GIS Related Links
ArcGIS website (ESRI): http://www.esri.com/ (free trial version)
MapInfo website: http://extranet.mapinfo.com/products/products_index.cfm?productcategoryid=1
MapPoint website: http://www.microsoft.com/mappoint
Maptitude GIS software website: http://www.caliper.com/maptovu.htm