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Volume 49, issue 4, 2020

Rethinking the Exploration of Dichotomous Data: Mokken Scale Analysis Versus Factorial Analysis pp. 839-867

Mirko Antino, Jesús M. Alvarado, Rodrigo A. Asún and Paul Bliese

Figure It Out! pp. 868-905

Daniel Silver

Regression-based Adjustment for Time-varying Confounders pp. 906-946

Geoffrey T. Wodtke

Anything Lorenz Curves Can Do, Top Shares Can Do: Assessing the TopBot Family of Inequality Measures pp. 947-981

Guillermina Jasso

Why Causal Mechanisms and Process Tracing Should Alter Case Selection Guidance pp. 982-1017

Ryan Saylor

Using Ego Network Data to Inform Agent-based Models of Diffusion pp. 1018-1063

Jeffrey A. Smith and Jessica Burow

Using Sociometers to Advance Small Group Research pp. 1064-1102

John N. Parker, Edgar Cardenas, Alexander N. Dorr and Edward J. Hackett

Statistical Power in Longitudinal Network Studies pp. 1103-1132

Christoph Stadtfeld, Tom A. B. Snijders, Christian Steglich and Marijtje van Duijn

The Turnout Gap in Surveys: Explanations and Solutions pp. 1133-1162

Matthew DeBell, Jon A. Krosnick, Katie Gera, David S. Yeager and Michael P. McDonald

Using Universal Kriging to Improve Neighborhood Physical Disorder Measurement pp. 1163-1185

Stephen J. Mooney, Michael D. M. Bader, Gina S. Lovasi, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Andrew G. Rundle and Julien O. Teitler

Volume 49, issue 3, 2020

Generalization of Classic Question Order Effects Across Cultures pp. 567-602

Tobias H. Stark, Henning Silber, Jon A. Krosnick, Annelies G. Blom, Midori Aoyagi, Ana Belchior, Michael Bosnjak, Sanne Lund Clement, Melvin John, Guðbjörg Andrea Jónsdóttir, Karen Lawson, Peter Lynn, Johan Martinsson, Ditte Shamshiri-Petersen, Endre Tvinnereim and Ruoh-rong Yu

Improving and Validating Survey Estimates of Religious Demography Using Bayesian Multilevel Models and Poststratification pp. 603-636

Christopher Claassen and Richard Traunmüller

Optimizing Count Responses in Surveys: A Machine-learning Approach pp. 637-671

Qiang Fu, Xin Guo and Kenneth C. Land

Personality as a Predictor of Unit Nonresponse in an Internet Panel pp. 672-698

Albert Cheng, Gema Zamarro and Bart Orriens

How Many Imputations Do You Need? A Two-stage Calculation Using a Quadratic Rule pp. 699-718

Paul T. von Hippel

A Criterial Framework for Concept Evaluation in Social Practice and Scholarship pp. 719-741

Peter C. Howie and Richard G. Bagnall

The Shortest Path Isolation Index: A New Measure for Individual-level Residential Segregation pp. 742-777

Ross W. Fineman

Validation of a Multidimensional Social Cohesion Scale: A Case in Urban Areas of Mexico pp. 778-808

Oscar A. Martínez-Martínez, Araceli Ramírez-López and Anidelys Rodríguez-Brito

Estimating the Proportion of a Categorical Variable With Probit Regression pp. 809-834

Sergio Martínez, Maria Rueda, Antonio Arcos and Helena Martínez

Volume 49, issue 2, 2020

Often Trusted but Never (Properly) Tested: Evaluating Qualitative Comparative Analysis pp. 279-311

Michael Baumgartner and Alrik Thiem

Fuzzy Multiple Attribute Conditions in fsQCA: Problems and Solutions pp. 312-355

Francesco Veri

Designing Research With Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA): Approaches, Challenges, and Tools pp. 356-386

Eva Thomann and Martino Maggetti

Random Deviations Improve Micro–Macro Predictions: An Empirical Test pp. 387-417

Michael Mäs and Dirk Helbing

Sensitive Survey Questions with Auxiliary Information pp. 418-454

Winston Chou, Kosuke Imai and Bryn Rosenfeld

An Evaluation of Experimental Designs for Constructing Vignette Sets in Factorial Surveys pp. 455-497

Dan Su and Peter M. Steiner

On Group Comparisons With Logistic Regression Models pp. 498-525

Jouni Kuha and Colin Mills

Comparisons Between Poorest and Richest to Measure Inequality pp. 526-561

Youri Davydov and Francesca Greselin

Volume 49, issue 1, 2020

Computational Grounded Theory: A Methodological Framework pp. 3-42

Laura K. Nelson

The Impact of Measurement Error on Wage Decompositions: Evidence From the British Household Panel Survey and the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey pp. 43-78

SC Noah Uhrig and Nicole Watson

Rating-Scale Labeling in Online Surveys: An Experimental Comparison of Verbal and Numeric Rating Scales with Respect to Measurement Quality and Respondents’ Cognitive Processes pp. 79-107

Natalja Menold

An Innovative Approach to Pretest Questionnaire: The Analysis of Respondents’ Comments in the Flexible Interview pp. 108-132

Marco Palmieri

Including Hard-to-Access Populations Using Mobile Phone Surveys and Participatory Indicators pp. 133-160

Pamina Firchow and Roger Mac Ginty

Using Factorial Survey Experiments to Measure Attitudes, Social Norms, and Fairness Concerns in Developing Countries pp. 161-192

Ulf Liebe, Ismaïl M. Moumouni, Christine Bigler, Chantal Ingabire and Sabin Bieri

Do Temporary Dropouts Improve the Composition of Panel Data? An Analysis of “Gap Interviews†in the German Family Panel pairfam pp. 193-215

Bettina Müller and Laura Castiglioni

Causal Effects of the Timing of Life-course Events: Age at Retirement and Subsequent Health pp. 216-249

N. Barban, X. de Luna, E. Lundholm, I. Svensson and Francesco Billari

Ordinal Data Models for No-Opinion Responses in Attitude Survey pp. 250-276

Maria Iannario, Marica Manisera, Domenico Piccolo and Paola Zuccolotto

Volume 48, issue 4, 2019

Beyond the Calculus of Power and Position: Relationships and Theorizing in Ethnography pp. 727-738

Iddo Tavory

How Field Relationships Shape Theorizing pp. 739-762

Kathleen Blee

What Is a Clinic? Relationships and the Practice of Organizational Ethnography pp. 763-800

Carol A. Heimer

The Ethical Dilemmas and Social Scientific Trade-offs of Masking in Ethnography pp. 801-827

Colin Jerolmack and Alexandra K. Murphy

Relational Distance and Epistemic Generosity: The Power of Detachment in Skeptical Ethnography pp. 828-849

Gary Alan Fine

Tethered Venues: Discerning Distant Influences on a Field Site pp. 850-876

Daniel A. Menchik

Normalization of Distance and Similarity in Sequence Analysis pp. 877-904

Cees H. Elzinga and Matthias Studer

Using Radical Environmentalist Texts to Uncover Network Structure and Network Features pp. 905-960

Zack W. Almquist and Benjamin E. Bagozzi

Volume 48, issue 3, 2019

A Set-Theoretic Approach to Bayesian Process Tracing pp. 451-484

Rodrigo Barrenechea and James Mahoney

Sources of Variance in the Accuracy of Interviewer Observations pp. 485-533

Brady T. West and Dan Li

Shadowing: Warrants for Intersituational Variation in Ethnography pp. 534-560

David Trouille and Iddo Tavory

Power Law Distributions and the Size Distribution of Strikes pp. 561-587

Michele Campolieti

Beyond Keywords: Tracking the Evolution of Conversational Clusters in Social Media pp. 588-607

James P. Houghton, Michael Siegel, Stuart Madnick, Nobuaki Tounaka, Kazutaka Nakamura, Takaaki Sugiyama, Daisuke Nakagawa and Buyanjargal Shirnen

Enlisting Supervised Machine Learning in Mapping Scientific Uncertainty Expressed in Food Risk Analysis pp. 608-641

Akos Rona-Tas, Antoine Cornuéjols, Sandrine Blanchemanche, Antonin Duroy and Christine Martin

Network Autocorrelation Modeling: A Bayes Factor Approach for Testing (Multiple) Precise and Interval Hypotheses pp. 642-676

Dino Dittrich, Roger Th. A. J. Leenders and Joris Mulder

Comprehension Context and Sponsor Effects in a Hospital Mental Health Study pp. 677-697

C. Ben Gibson and Timothy B. Mayhall

Principled Machine Learning Using the Super Learner: An Application to Predicting Prison Violence pp. 698-721

Valerio Baćak and Edward H. Kennedy

Volume 48, issue 2, 2019

The Relationship Between the Position of Name Generator Questions and Responsiveness in Multiple Name Generator Surveys pp. 243-262

Reza Yousefi-Nooraie, Alexandra Marin, Robert Hanneman, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Lynne Lohfeld and Maureen Dobbins

Can Survey Item Characteristics Relevant to Measurement Error Be Coded Reliably? A Case Study on 11 Dutch General Population Surveys pp. 263-295

Frank Bais, Barry Schouten, Peter Lugtig, Vera Toepoel, Judit Arends-Tòth, Salima Douhou, Natalia Kieruj, Mattijn Morren and Corrie Vis

Combining Aggregate Data and Exit Polls for the Estimation of Voter Transitions pp. 296-325

André Klima, Thomas Schlesinger, Paul W. Thurner and Helmut Küchenhoff

Toward Application and Testing of Measurement Scales and an Example pp. 326-349

Volker G. Kuppelwieser, Aleksa-Carina Putinas and Marina Bastounis

Proficiency, Attitude, and Conventions in Minority Languages pp. 350-368

Annick Laruelle, Noemí Navarro and Ramón Escobedo

Participant Photography as a Research Tool: Ethical Issues and Practical Implementation pp. 369-399

Leeanne O’Hara and Kathryn Higgins

The Difference Between Instability and Uncertainty: Comment on Young and Holsteen (2017) pp. 400-430

Adam Slez

The Difference Between Causal Analysis and Predictive Models: Response to “Comment on Young and Holsteen (2017)†pp. 431-447

Cristobal Young

Volume 48, issue 1, 2019

Model-Based and Design-Based Inference: Reducing Bias Due to Differential Recruitment in Respondent-Driven Sampling pp. 3-33

Yongren Shi, Christopher J. Cameron and Douglas D. Heckathorn

Mean Monte Carlo Finite Difference Method for Random Sampling of a Nonlinear Epidemic System pp. 34-61

M. A. Mohammed, A. I. N. Ibrahim, Z. Siri and N. F. M. Noor

Alternative Methods to Make Efficient Use of Two Decks of Cards in Randomized Response Sampling pp. 62-91

Michael Lee Johnson, Stephen A. Sedory and Sarjinder Singh

Assessing Trends and Decomposing Change in Nonresponse Bias: The Case of Bias in Cohort Distributions pp. 92-115

Tobias Gummer

Estimating the Impact of Measurement Differences Introduced by Efforts to Reach a Balanced Response among Non-Western Minorities pp. 116-155

Johannes W. S. Kappelhof and Edith D. De Leeuw

Hello Beautiful? The Effect of Interviewer Physical Attractiveness on Cooperation Rates and Survey Responses pp. 156-184

Mads Meier Jæger

Is There an Estimation Bias in Occupational Health and Safety Surveys? The Mode of Administration and Informants as a Source of Error pp. 185-201

Yvonne Fondevila-McDonald, Emília Molinero-Ruiz, Montse Vergara-Duarte, Montserrat Guillén, Laia Ollé-Espluga, María Menéndez and Joan Benach

Forms of Dependence: Comparing SAOMs and ERGMs From Basic Principles pp. 202-239

Per Block, Christoph Stadtfeld and Tom A. B. Snijders

Corrigendum pp. 240-240

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