Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences
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Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences

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Theory-Based Data Analysis for the Social Sciences

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This book presents the elaboration model for the multivariate analysis of observational quantitative data. This model entails the systematic introduction of "third variables" to the analysis of a focal relationship between one independent and one dependent variable to ascertain whether an inference of causality is justified. Two complementary strategies are used: an exclusionary strategy that rules out alternative explanations such as spuriousness and redundancy with competing theories, and an inclusive strategy that connects the focal relationship to a network of other relationships, including the hypothesized causal mechanisms linking the focal independent variable to the focal dependent variable. The primary emphasis is on the translation of theory into a logical analytic strategy and the interpretation of results. The elaboration model is applied with case studies drawn from newly published research that serve as prototypes for aligning theory and the data analytic plan used to test it; these studies are drawn from a wide range of substantive topics in the social sciences, such as emotion management in the workplace, subjective age identification during the transition to adulthood, and the relationship between religious and paranormal beliefs. The second application of the elaboration model is in the form of original data analysis presented in two Analysis Journals that are integrated throughout the text and implement the full elaboration model. Using real data, not contrived examples, the text provides a step-by-step guide through the process of integrating theory with data analysis in order to arrive at meaningful answers to research questions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Detailed Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Author
  8. PART I. CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE ELABORATION MODEL
  9. 1 Introduction to Theory-Based Data Analysis
  10. 2 The Logic of Theory-Based Data Analysis
  11. 3 Relationships as Associations
  12. 4 The Focal Relationship: Causal Inference
  13. PART II. REGRESSION WITH SIMPLE RANDOM SAMPLES AND COMPLEX SAMPLES
  14. 5 The Elaboration Model With Multiple Linear Regression
  15. 6 Regression With Survey Data From Complex Samples
  16. PART III. THE ELABORATION MODEL WITH MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION
  17. 7 Ruling Out Alternative Explanations: Spuriousness and Control Variables
  18. 8 Ruling Out Alternative Theoretical Explanations: Rival Independent Variables
  19. 9 Elaborating the Focal Relationship: Mediation and Intervening Variables
  20. 10 Elaborating the Focal Relationship: Antecedent and Consequent Variables
  21. 11 Specifying Conditions of Influence: Moderating Variables
  22. PART IV. THE ELABORATION MODEL WITH LOGISTIC REGRESSION
  23. 12 The Elaboration Model With Logistic Regression
  24. PART V. CONCLUSION
  25. 13 Synthesis and Comments
  26. Glossary
  27. References
  28. Abbreviations
  29. Index