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Zhao, Xin; Coxe, Stefany; Sibley, Margaret H.; Zulauf-McCurdy, Courtney; Pettit, Jeremy W. – Prevention Science, 2023
There has been increasing interest in applying integrative data analysis (IDA) to analyze data across multiple studies to increase sample size and statistical power. Measures of a construct are frequently not consistent across studies. This article provides a tutorial on the complex decisions that occur when conducting harmonization of measures…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Sample Size, Decision Making, Test Items
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Spencer, Neil H.; Lay, Margaret; Kevan de Lopez, Lindsey – International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 2017
When undertaking quantitative hypothesis testing, social researchers need to decide whether the data with which they are working is suitable for parametric analyses to be used. When considering the relevant assumptions they can examine graphs and summary statistics but the decision making process is subjective and must also take into account the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Decision Making, Hypothesis Testing, Social Science Research