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Direct linkGuo, Shenyang; Fraser, Mark W. – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2014
Fully updated to reflect the most recent changes in the field, the Second Edition of "Propensity Score Analysis" provides an accessible, systematic review of the origins, history, and statistical foundations of propensity score analysis, illustrating how it can be used for solving evaluation and causal-inference problems. With a strong…
Descriptors: Probability, Scores, Statistical Analysis, Causal Models
Stephen Gorard; Beng H. See; Nadia Siddiqui – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case describes a current evaluation of an educational intervention to help disadvantaged children catch up in literacy at around the time they transfer to their senior school. The evaluation is based on a randomised controlled trial design, which the case explains is the most appropriate for testing or establishing a causal claim. The case…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Research, Intervention, Observation
Imbens, Guido W.; Rubin, Donald B. – Cambridge University Press, 2015
Most questions in social and biomedical sciences are causal in nature: what would happen to individuals, or to groups, if part of their environment were changed? In this groundbreaking text, two world-renowned experts present statistical methods for studying such questions. This book starts with the notion of potential outcomes, each corresponding…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Social Sciences
Thomas V. Frederick; Susan L. Hastings; Robert Pate – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
This case study is designed to demonstrate lessons learned investigating the integration of faith and learning at a faith-based university in southern California. It describes the use of a social survey to explicitly test a hypothesis related to the influence of having an attachment or vocational perspective on students' perceptions of integration…
Descriptors: Religious Colleges, Universities, Student Attitudes, College Students
Grotzer, Tina A. – Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012
What do children's interactions on the playground have to do with foreign policy? How does science understanding in middle school relate to environmental disasters in third world countries? The causal patterns that we detect and how we act upon them pervade every aspect of our lives. These skills will only become more important in the future as…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Causal Models, Decision Making, Attitude Change
Rosenthal, James A. – Springer, 2011
Written by a social worker for social work students, this is a nuts and bolts guide to statistics that presents complex calculations and concepts in clear, easy-to-understand language. It includes numerous examples, data sets, and issues that students will encounter in social work practice. The first section introduces basic concepts and terms to…
Descriptors: Statistics, Data Interpretation, Social Work, Social Science Research
Jeffery, Roger, Ed.; Basu, Alaka M., Ed. – 1996
Most of the papers in this volume were presented at a workshop in New Delhi (India) in April 1993, although some revisions and additions are included. Presenting primary evidence from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh and existing survey and census data, the papers in this collection explore interrelated issues of women's autonomy, female…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Causal Models, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
Timmer, Doug A.; And Others – 1994
An exploration of the economic and historical causes of homelessness is combined with accounts of individuals and families who are on the streets or in shelters and how they came to that point. Following an overview of the problem of homelessness and its causes, nine chapters present stories of homeless individuals, friends, and families. These…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People
Leone, Bruno, Ed. – 1994
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The varied opinions in each collection explore aspects of a social, cultural, or political issue. A great deal of money has been spent in this country to eradicate poverty, but the problem remains. Some…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Government Role
Sadler, A. E., Ed. – 1997
Books in the Opposing Viewpoints Series present debates about current issues that can be used to teach critical reading and thinking skills. The variety of opinions expressed in this collection of articles and book excerpts explores many aspects of juvenile crime. It is a commonly held view that the number of crimes committed by juveniles is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Causal Models, Childrens Rights, Critical Thinking
Baird, Robert M., Ed.; Rosenbaum, Stuart E., Ed. – 1992
The causes of bigotry, prejudice, and hatred and what can be done about them are discussed by the authors represented in this collection. Most of the book provides general discussions of these issues, but Part 2, "Universities and the 'Politically Correct' Response to Hatred and Prejudice," contains some specific examinations of these…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Cultural Differences, Definitions, Educational Discrimination
Diver-Stamnes, Ann C. – 1995
This analysis of causes of poverty in the Watts section of Los Angeles (California) and other inner-city communities and of the effects of poverty on children considers exogenous factors that affect lives and behaviors, focusing on the situations of high school students. The first five chapters are arranged around issues cited by those who blame…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Causal Models, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education
Gaynor, Alan Kibbe – 1998
This book is directed toward students in organizational-theory and problem-analysis classes and their professors, as well as school administrators seeking to examine their problems and policies from new perspectives. It explains and illustrates methodology for describing, documenting, and analyzing organizational problems. Part I, "Methodology,"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Bureaucracy
Straus, Murray A.; Donnelly, Denise A. – 1994
The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective method of discipline has been hotly debated by parents, teachers, and child-rearing experts. Based on studies of over 9,000 families, this book describes the extent to which parents in the United States use corporal punishment (such as spanking and slapping) and its effects on their…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Child Abuse, Corporal Punishment, Cultural Influences
Kelso, William A. – 1994
The book analyzes how the persistence of poverty in the United States has reversed liberal and conservative positions, in that the liberals seem increasingly resigned merely to treat the effects of poverty, while conservatives, who once thought that trying to eliminate poverty was futile, are looking for ways to eradicate its causes. New…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Causal Models, Compensatory Education, Conservatism
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