Category Archives: Statistics
Visualize Dynamic Simulations of Autoregressive Relationships in R
by: Christopher Gandrud, Laron K. Williams, and Guy D. Whitten Two recent trends in the social sciences have drastically improved the interpretation of statistical models. The first trend is researchers providing substantively meaningful quantities of interest when interpreting models rather … Continue reading
NAS Workshop: Statistical Challenges in Assessing and Fostering the Reproducibility of Scientific Results
On February 26-27, the National Research Council of the National Academies is hosting a workshop of the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics titled “Statistical Challenges in Assessing and Fostering the Reproducibility of Scientific Results.” The workshop will include presentations and … Continue reading
Propose to present in the International Methods Colloquium series!
Today, I’m pleased to announce that the International Methods Colloquium (IMC) is seeking presenters to fill its inaugural AY 2014/2015 schedule! I believe that the IMC provides a great opportunity for presenters to get their work out to a very large, very … Continue reading
What does a failed replication really mean? (or, One cheer for Jason Mitchell)
A few weeks ago, Jason Mitchell wrote a piece entitled “On the emptiness of failed replications.” Mitchell is a professor in Harvard University’s department of Psychology studying “the cognitive processes that support inferences about the psychological states of other people … Continue reading
Style, Substance, and the Impact on Gender Imbalance in Methods
I am really pleased to see that our series on Women in Methodology is already generating some much-needed attention to and discussion of the issues that women face in our subfield! Our two entries in the series have already been … Continue reading
An International Methodology Colloquium?
In my experience, one of the toughest things about being a political methodologist is often being the only member of the subfield in the department. It’s not always true, of course, but I think that many departments–even those with highly-ranked PhD programs–have … Continue reading
Scientific Conclusions versus Scientific Decisions, or We’re Having Tukey for Thanksgiving
I recently noticed this Tweet from Carlisle Rainey, a methodologist at SUNY Buffalo and a fellow Florida State alumnus: An essay by Tukey offers perspective on @justinesarey's alternative/supplement to hypothesis tests. http://t.co/8PzNNwtL0b — Carlisle Rainey (@carlislerainey) November 27, 2013 Tukey’s … Continue reading
