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   #    WELCOME TO THE POVERTY ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT (PAT) GITHUB README      #
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   #    NOTE:   WHILE THE PACKAGE HAS "POVERTY" IN THE NAME THIS           #
   #            IS A GENERAL                                               #
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   #  SMALL AREA ESTIMATION PACKAGE FOR AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA     #
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   #      I HAVE POSTED AN UPDATED WINDOWS INSTALLER PAT_0.10.zip          #
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   #      Review the following vignettes (posted in this folder)           #
   #         ErrorAnalysis.pdf                                             #
   #         GettingStarted.pdf                                            #
   #         CreatingModels.pdf                                            #
   #         SynthesizeData.pdf                                            #
   #         SmallAreaEstimation.pdf                                       #
   #         StepByStep.pdf                                                #
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   #          From inside R:                                               #
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   #          install.packages(repos=NULL,pkg="<path_to_zip_file>")        #
   #          require(PAT)                                                 #
   #          vignette("GettingStarted")                                   #
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   #          help(package="PAT")                                          #
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   #          WATCH  DORERFOUNDATION.ORG/SOFTWARE/  FOR UPDATES            #
   #   The replicate weights portion of the package seems to be            #
   #    working pretty well.  Structural zeros have been added.            #
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   #            THE DOCUMENTATION IS A WORK IN PROGRESS                    #
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   #               MESSAGES TO info@dorerfoundation.org                    #
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   #  SEND AN EMAIL AND I WILL PUT YOU ON THE EMAIL LIST FOR UPDATES       #  
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   #  If you need support and are a 501(c)(3) or government entity,        #
   #  contact us at the above email address.                               #
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