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Bernard J. Koch; Tim Sainburg; Pablo Geraldo Bastías; Song Jiang; Yizhou Sun; Jacob G. Foster – Sociological Methods & Research, 2025
This primer systematizes the emerging literature on causal inference using deep neural networks under the potential outcomes framework. It provides an intuitive introduction to building and optimizing custom deep learning models and shows how to adapt them to estimate/predict heterogeneous treatment effects. It also discusses ongoing work to…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Inference, Causal Models, Social Science Research
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Hans Humenberger – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2025
In the last years special "ovals" appear increasingly often in diagrams and applets for discussing crucial items of statistical inference (when dealing with confidence intervals for an unknown probability p; approximation of the binomial distribution by the normal distribution; especially in German literature, see e.g. [Meyer,…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Prediction, Intervals, Statistical Inference
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Tenko Raykov; Ahmed Haddadi; Christine DiStefano; Mohammed Alqabbaa – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2025
This note is concerned with the study of temporal development in several indices reflecting clustering effects in multilevel designs that are frequently utilized in educational and behavioral research. A latent variable method-based approach is outlined, which can be used to point and interval estimate the growth or decline in important functions…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Educational Research, Statistical Inference
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Sarah Narvaiz; Qinyun Lin; Joshua M. Rosenberg; Kenneth A. Frank; Spiro J. Maroulis; Wei Wang; Ran Xu – Grantee Submission, 2024
Sensitivity analysis, a statistical method crucial for validating inferences across disciplines, quantifies the conditions that could alter conclusions (Razavi et al., 2021). One line of work is rooted in linear models and foregrounds the sensitivity of inferences to the strength of omitted variables (Cinelli & Hazlett, 2019; Frank, 2000). A…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Computer Software, Robustness (Statistics), Statistical Inference
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Gregory Chernov – Evaluation Review, 2025
Most existing solutions to the current replication crisis in science address only the factors stemming from specific poor research practices. We introduce a novel mechanism that leverages the experts' predictive abilities to analyze the root causes of replication failures. It is backed by the principle that the most accurate predictor is the most…
Descriptors: Replication (Evaluation), Prediction, Scientific Research, Failure
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Mortaza Jamshidian; Parsa Jamshidian – Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education, 2024
Using software to teach statistical inference in introductory courses opens the door for methods and practices that are more conceptually appealing to students. With an increasing number of fields requiring competency in statistics including data science, natural and social sciences, public health and more, it is crucial that we as instructors…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Teaching Methods, Statistics Education
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Daniel Kasper; Katrin Schulz-Heidorf; Knut Schwippert – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
In this article, we extend Liao's test for across-group comparisons of the fixed effects from the generalized linear model to the fixed and random effects of the generalized linear mixed model (GLMM). Using as our basis the Wald statistic, we developed an asymptotic test statistic for across-group comparisons of these effects. The test can be…
Descriptors: Models, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment