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Oleson, Jacob J.; Jones, Michelle A.; Jorgensen, Erik J.; Wu, Yu-Hsiang – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The analysis of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data can be difficult to conceptualize due to the complexity of how the data are collected. The goal of this tutorial is to provide an overview of statistical considerations for analyzing observational data arising from EMA studies. Method: EMA data are collected in a variety of ways,…
Descriptors: Experience, Surveys, Measurement Techniques, Statistical Analysis
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Vaisey, Stephen; Miles, Andrew – Sociological Methods & Research, 2017
The recent change in the general social survey (GSS) to a rotating panel design is a landmark development for social scientists. Sociological methodologists have argued that fixed-effects (FE) models are generally the best starting point for analyzing panel data because they allow analysts to control for unobserved time-constant heterogeneity. We…
Descriptors: Surveys, Data, Statistical Analysis, Models
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Yamaguchi, Kazuo – Sociological Methods & Research, 2016
This article describes (1) the survey methodological and statistical characteristics of the nonrandomized method for surveying sensitive questions for both cross-sectional and panel survey data and (2) the way to use the incompletely observed variable obtained from this survey method in logistic regression and in loglinear and log-multiplicative…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Surveys, Statistical Analysis, Regression (Statistics)
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Piccarreta, Raffaella – Sociological Methods & Research, 2017
In its standard formulation, sequence analysis aims at finding typical patterns in a set of life courses represented as sequences. Recently, some proposals have been introduced to jointly analyze sequences defined on different domains (e.g., work career, partnership, and parental histories). We introduce measures to evaluate whether a set of…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Social Science Research, Factor Analysis
Audrey Devine-Eller – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study draws on my quantitative study of college entrance exam preparation (also known as "test prep") to illustrate how a researcher goes about setting up a quantitative project using existing datasets. I describe how I decided between two different datasets, a decision which required attention to how the research question was…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Research Methodology, Test Preparation, College Entrance Examinations
Vaske, Jerry J. – Sagamore-Venture, 2019
Data collected from surveys can result in hundreds of variables and thousands of respondents. This implies that time and energy must be devoted to (a) carefully entering the data into a database, (b) running preliminary analyses to identify any problems (e.g., missing data, potential outliers), (c) checking the reliability and validity of the…
Descriptors: Surveys, Theories, Hypothesis Testing, Effect Size
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Halmatov, Medera – International Education Studies, 2018
There are important responsibilities expected from primary school students. The most important of these are the learning of reading, writing and arithmetic. There is a "psychological readiness" aspect besides reading, writing and arithmetic in order to be ready for the school. In this study, among the first-grade students, those who were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Psychological Patterns, Elementary School Students
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Lassonde, Karla A.; Kolquist, Molly; Vergin, Megan – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Refutation-style texts have been considered a viable strategy for changing psychological misconceptions. The current study aims to integrate refutation-style texts into a classroom-based method of learning. Psychology students were administered a true/false misconception survey and then viewed several refutation-style poster presentations…
Descriptors: Psychology, Persuasive Discourse, Misconceptions, Gender Differences
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Bear, Stephen E.; Hwang, Alvin – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2017
Purpose: This paper aims to examine how employee perceptions of organizational context relate to willingness to mentor. This research will help organizations to understand the relationship between organizational context and willingness to mentor to encourage mentoring. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a survey approach. Employees who…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Job Layoff, Employee Attitudes, Mentors
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Jiang, Fei; Lin, Shan; Mariano, Jenni Menon – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2016
Research studies agree on the role formal education can play in facilitating students building a sense of life purpose. This paper examined the influence of Chinese college students' perceived competence of their teachers for supporting purpose on these same college students' purpose status. Portions of the Revised Youth Purpose Survey were…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Foreign Countries, Self Concept
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Mills, Robert J.; Chudoba, Katherine M.; Olsen, David H. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2016
The term data scientist has only been in common use since 2008, but in 2016 it is considered one of the top careers in the United States. The purpose of this paper is to explore the growth of data science content areas such as analytics, business intelligence, and big data in AACSB Information Systems (IS) programs between 2011 and 2016. A…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Science Education, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis
Shanshan Wang; Carrie Biales; Ying Guo; Allison Breit-Smith – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2017
This case study uses structural equation modeling to examine the predictive validity of the Read Aloud Profile-Together, a measure of the distinct behaviors of parents and children during shared book reading, in relation to preschool children's early reading competency. Using secondary data analysis, this case study includes 800 parent-child pairs…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Preschool Children, Books, Reading Skills
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Patrick, Lorelei E.; Howell, Leigh Anne; Wischusen, William – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2016
There have been numerous calls recently to increase the use of active learning in university science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classrooms to more actively engage students and enhance student learning. However, few studies have investigated faculty and student perceptions regarding the effectiveness of active learning or the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes
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Veletsianos, George; Shepherdson, Peter – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
A deluge of empirical research became available on MOOCs in 2013-2015 and this research is available in disparate sources. This paper addresses a number of gaps in the scholarly understanding of MOOCs and presents a comprehensive picture of the literature by examining the geographic distribution, publication outlets, citations, data collection and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Educational Technology, Online Courses, Large Group Instruction
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Ji, Daniel; Sullivan, Richard – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Although previous research has explored the efficacy of differential response (DR) programs in child welfare, there have been no studies to date about coding decisions between designations by child protection service agencies. Research has explored client satisfaction with DR as well as rates of recidivism and removal/placement but with limited…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Coding, Foster Care, Decision Making
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