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“Small” analysis of Big Data: An evaluation of the effects of social distancing in the United States 大数据的“小”分析:对美国社交距离影响的评估

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-04-19 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221090856

Shaozeng Zhang, Dafeng Xu, Bo Zhao

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引用次数: 1

‘Into the Unknown’: Using facet methodology to explore the Disney Princess Phenomenon “进入未知”:用面形方法探索迪士尼公主现象

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-04-14 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221090453

Robyn Muir

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引用次数: 2

Philosophical hermeneutics as an interpretive framework in the analysis of Colin Kaepernick’s NFL protest 哲学解释学作为科林·卡佩尼克NFL抗议分析的解释框架

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-04-11 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221087148

E. Muhammad, Cynthia Thomas

引用次数: 0

Applied hybrid single-case experiments published between 2016 and 2020: A systematic review 2016年至2020年间发表的应用混合单例实验：系统综述

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077910

R. Tanious, P. Onghena

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引用次数: 3

Multiple clocks in network evolution 网络演进中的多时钟

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077877

Federica Bianchi, A. Stivala, A. Lomi

{"title":"Multiple clocks in network evolution","authors":"Federica Bianchi, A. Stivala, A. Lomi","doi":"10.1177/20597991221077877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20597991221077877","url":null,"abstract":"Relational event models shift the analytical focus away from network ties defined in terms of transitions between mutually exclusive states of connectivity, to bonding processes emerging from observable flows linking senders and receivers of action. In this framework, the possibility to connect social mechanisms of theoretical interest to sequences of observed relational events depends on the relative speed at which these mechanisms operate. Building on established non-parametric methods in survival analysis, in this paper we introduce a new approach to the analysis of the internal time distribution of relational mechanisms of broad theoretical interest in research on the evolutionary dynamics of social and other kinds of networks. We propose general algorithms that may be adopted to study the time structure of theoretically relevant network mechanisms. We illustrate the practical value of our proposal in an analysis of a large sample of high-frequency financial transactions observed over a period of 11 years. We show how the internal time structure of the social mechanisms that control flows of market transactions is sensitive to institutional change in transaction regimes induced by successive financial crises. The results we report invite reflection on a new notion of network “structure” incorporating change as one of its constitutive elements. The study suggests a number of conjectures that provide broad conceptual bases for the development of testable hypotheses about the forces that shape the evolutionary dynamics of network structure.","PeriodicalId":32579,"journal":{"name":"Methodological Innovations","volume":"15 1","pages":"29 - 41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46391655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 7

(Re)fractional narrative inquiry: A methodological adaptation for exploring stories （Re）分数叙事探究：探索故事的方法论改编

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077902

K. Guthrie

引用次数: 2

Sources of measurement error in pediatric intelligence testing 儿童智力测验测量误差的来源

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077919

Vanessa Torres van Grinsven

{"title":"Sources of measurement error in pediatric intelligence testing","authors":"Vanessa Torres van Grinsven","doi":"10.1177/20597991221077919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20597991221077919","url":null,"abstract":"Pediatric intelligence tests, such as the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, are commonly used diagnostic tools used in the process of diagnosing learning and behavior disabilities. Decisions concerning treatment are made based on the results of these tests and they are frequently used in educational and vocational contexts for important decisions that impact persons’ academic or professional lives. Research has however shown that important errors may occur despite the application of validation processes and adherence to quality criteria for psychometric tests. At the same time this evidence seems not to be pervasively acknowledged in psychological practice and research. In this article, I will showcase research that places attention on sources of measurement error in pediatric intelligence testing, discuss a process-performance approach to measurement in intelligence testing, and propose the “pretest methods,” methods stemming from the field of survey methodology commonly used in questionnaire construction, as a method to help address the problem of sources of measurement error in pediatric intelligence testing and improve the development of these intelligence tests.","PeriodicalId":32579,"journal":{"name":"Methodological Innovations","volume":"15 1","pages":"96 - 104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45836774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Using the Rasch model to examine pre-service teachers approach to learning profiles 使用Rasch模型检验职前教师的学习档案方法

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077908

Kah Loong Chue

{"title":"Using the Rasch model to examine pre-service teachers approach to learning profiles","authors":"Kah Loong Chue","doi":"10.1177/20597991221077908","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20597991221077908","url":null,"abstract":"Examining the manner in which learning is organized for educators is an important aspect of educational research. However, one main overarching methodological concern with previous studies was the consistent treatment of Likert scales as an interval type data, that may have resulted in slight inaccuracies in the results. This study thus aims to introduce an alternative method using a Rasch model that may be more suitable to understand the learning profiles of educators. Participants were 352 students (106 male, 246 female) enrolled in a postgraduate program in education. The theoretical framework was based on deep and surface learning approaches and was measured using the instrument RASI. The measurement tool was first validated using the Rasch Rating Scale model and the ability measures of deep learning and surface learning for each student were computed. Analysis indicated that the data was an excellent fit for the Rasch model and that the categories for all items were clearly ordered. Both of the subscales captured most of the spread of person measures. Subsequently, a person-orientated approach was used on the ability measures to categorize the pre-service teachers. The cluster analysis on these ability measures indicated that four groups of students differing in their levels of deep and surface approach to learning were obtained, namely D+/S−, D+/S+, D/S−, and D−/S. Comparisons across clusters for age and gender showed that students with a high deep and low surface approach were significantly older than others. In summary, the present study has demonstrated an alternative method of cluster analysis to identify different learning profiles, by transforming ordinal survey data to an interval level data.","PeriodicalId":32579,"journal":{"name":"Methodological Innovations","volume":"15 1","pages":"86 - 95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44219527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Combining multiple survey sources: A reproducible workflow and toolbox for survey data harmonization 组合多个调查来源:用于调查数据协调的可重复工作流和工具箱

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077923

M. Kołczyńska

{"title":"Combining multiple survey sources: A reproducible workflow and toolbox for survey data harmonization","authors":"M. Kołczyńska","doi":"10.1177/20597991221077923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20597991221077923","url":null,"abstract":"Ex-post harmonization of survey data creates new opportunities for research by extending the geographical and/or time coverage of analyses. Researchers increasingly combine data from different survey projects to analyze them as a single dataset, and while teams engaged in data harmonization continue to expand the information they provide to end users, there are still no commonly agreed standards for the documentation of data processing. Existing harmonization project typically opt for recode scripts that are generally hard to read, modify, and reuse, although some projects make efforts to facilitate verification and reproduction. This paper describes an alternative procedure and a set of simple tools for the exploration, recoding, and documentation of harmonization of survey data, relying on crosswalks. The presented tools are flexible and software-agnostic. The illustrative example uses the programming language R and spreadsheets—both common software choices among social scientists. Harmonization of variables on trust in institutions from four major cross-national survey projects serves as an illustration of the proposed workflow and of opportunities harmonization creates.","PeriodicalId":32579,"journal":{"name":"Methodological Innovations","volume":"119 1","pages":"62 - 72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65509791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

The ecology of human behavior: A network perspective 人类行为生态学:网络视角

Methodological Innovations Pub Date : 2022-03-01 DOI: 10.1177/20597991221077911

Rafael Quintana

引用次数: 1