Sociological Methods & Research

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Volume 45, issue 4, 2016

On the Directionality Test of Peer Effects in Social Networks pp. 635-650

Weihua An

Composite and Loose Concepts, Historical Analogies, and the Logic of Control in Comparative Historical Analysis pp. 651-677

Jørgen Møller

Measurement of Latent Variables With Different Rating Scales pp. 678-699

Natalja Menold and Anja Tausch

Block Constraints in Age–Period–Cohort Models with Unequal-width Intervals pp. 700-726

Liying Luo and James S. Hodges

Volume 45, issue 3, 2016

Case Study Research pp. 375-391

Colin Elman, John Gerring and James Mahoney

Selecting Cases for Intensive Analysis pp. 392-423

John Gerring and Lee Cojocaru

Pathway Analysis and the Search for Causal Mechanisms pp. 424-457

Nicholas Weller and Jeb Barnes

A Careful Look at Modern Case Selection Methods pp. 458-492

Michael C. Herron and Kevin M. Quinn

The Case for Selecting Cases That Are Deviant or Extreme on the Independent Variable pp. 493-525

Jason Seawright

Case Studies Nested in Fuzzy-set QCA on Sufficiency pp. 526-568

Carsten Q. Schneider and Ingo Rohlfing

Case Selection via Matching pp. 569-597

Richard A. Nielsen

Increasing Inferential Leverage in the Comparative Method pp. 598-629

Adam N. Glynn and Nahomi Ichino

Volume 45, issue 2, 2016

Measuring Collective Efficacy pp. 191-230

Ross L. Matsueda and Kevin M. Drakulich

The Pitfalls and Promise of Focus Groups as a Data Collection Method pp. 231-259

Jennifer Cyr

Statistical Power in Experimental Audit Studies pp. 260-303

Mike Vuolo, Christopher Uggen and Sarah Lageson

The Factorial Survey pp. 304-347

Hermann Dülmer

Measurement Directiveness as a Cause of Response Bias pp. 348-371

Philip S. Brenner and John DeLamater

Volume 45, issue 1, 2016

Propensity Score–based Methods Versus MTE-based Methods in Causal Inference pp. 3-40

Xiang Zhou and Yu Xie

Cross-sectional and Panel Data Analyses of an Incompletely Observed Variable Derived From the Nonrandomized Method for Surveying Sensitive Questions pp. 41-68

Kazuo Yamaguchi

A Method of Measuring Inequality Within a Selection Process pp. 69-108

Nathalie Bulle

Developing Multidimensional Likert Scales Using Item Factor Analysis pp. 109-133

Rodrigo A. Asún, Karina Rdz-Navarro and Jesús M. Alvarado

Generalized Difference in Differences With Panel Data and Least Squares Estimator pp. 134-157

Myoung-jae Lee

The Improved Estimation of Ratio of Two Population Proportions pp. 158-174

Ramkrishna S. Solanki and Housila P. Singh

Obtaining Predictions from Models Fit to Multiply Imputed Data pp. 175-185

Andrew Miles

Volume 44, issue 4, 2015

Prospective Versus Retrospective Approaches to the Study of Intergenerational Social Mobility pp. 555-584

Xi Song and Robert D. Mare

Theory and Contrastive Explanation in Ethnography pp. 585-635

Paul Lichterman and Isaac Ariail Reed

On the Measurement and Properties of Ambiguity in Probabilistic Expectations pp. 636-676

Justin T. Pickett, Thomas A. Loughran and Shawn Bushway

Phantom Effects in Multilevel Compositional Analysis pp. 677-705

Artur Pokropek

An Efficient Alternative Mixed Randomized Response Procedure pp. 706-722

Housila P. Singh and Tanveer A. Tarray

Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis for Identifying Causal Chains in Configurational Data pp. 723-736

Alrik Thiem

Volume 44, issue 3, 2015

Measurement Error Calibration in Mixed-mode Sample Surveys pp. 391-426

Bart Buelens and Jan A. van den Brakel

The Impact of Mixing Modes on Reliability in Longitudinal Studies pp. 427-457

Alexandru Cernat

Review of Estimation Methods for Landline and Cell Phone Surveys pp. 458-485

Antonio Arcos, María del Mar Rueda, Manuel Trujillo and David Molina

The Performance of RMSEA in Models With Small Degrees of Freedom pp. 486-507

David A. Kenny, Burcu Kaniskan and D. Betsy McCoach

Decomposing the Gini Inequality Index pp. 508-533

Beatriz Larraz

Kuk’s Model Adjusted for Protection and Efficiency pp. 534-551

Shu-Ching Su, Stephen A. Sedory and Sarjinder Singh

Volume 44, issue 2, 2015

Recent Trends in Agent-based Computational Research pp. 179-185

Peter Hedström and Gianluca Manzo

Agent-Based Models in Empirical Social Research pp. 186-221

Elizabeth Bruch and Jon Atwell

Representing Micro–Macro Linkages by Actor-based Dynamic Network Models pp. 222-271

Tom A. B. Snijders and Christian E. G. Steglich

Focal Points, Endogenous Processes, and Exogenous Shocks in the Autism Epidemic pp. 272-305

Kayuet Liu and Peter S. Bearman

The Signal Importance of Noise pp. 306-328

Michael Macy and Milena Tsvetkova

Heuristics, Interactions, and Status Hierarchies pp. 329-387

Gianluca Manzo and Delia Baldassarri

Volume 44, issue 1, 2015

Spell Sequences, State Proximities, and Distance Metrics pp. 3-47

Cees H. Elzinga and Matthias Studer

A Geometrical Framework for Covariance Matrices of Continuous and Categorical Variables pp. 48-79

Graziano Vernizzi and Miki Nakai

On the Upward Bias of the Dissimilarity Index and Its Corrections pp. 80-107

Angelo Mazza and Antonio Punzo

Situational Evidence pp. 108-144

Jack Katz

A Note on the Heterogeneous Choice Model pp. 145-148

Goetz Rohwer

Causes of Effects and Effects of Causes pp. 149-164

Judea Pearl

On the Causes of Effects pp. 165-174

A. Philip Dawid, David L. Faigman and Stephen E. Fienberg

Volume 43, issue 4, 2014

When Do Stories Work? Evidence and Illustration in the Social Sciences pp. 547-570

Andrew Gelman and Thomas Basbøll

Correlations and Nonlinear Probability Models pp. 571-605

Richard Breen, Anders Holm and Kristian Karlson

Comparative Hypothesis Testing Via Process Tracing pp. 606-642

Ingo Rohlfing

Visualizing Sequences in the Social Sciences pp. 643-676

Anette Eva Fasang and Tim Futing Liao

Are Readability Formulas Valid Tools for Assessing Survey Question Difficulty? pp. 677-698

Timo Lenzner

Panel Attrition pp. 699-723

Peter Lugtig

Volume 43, issue 3, 2014

Fitting Science Into Legal Contexts pp. 359-390

A. Philip Dawid, David L. Faigman and Stephen E. Fienberg

Assessing Causes for Individuals pp. 391-395

Nicholas P. Jewell

Comment on Dawid, Faigman, and Fienberg (2014) pp. 396-400

Edward K. Cheng

Comment on Philip Dawid, David Faigman, and Stephen Fienberg, Fitting Science into Legal Contests pp. 401-405

Erica Beecher-Monas

Effects of Causes and Causes of Effects pp. 406-415

Herbert L. Smith

Authors’ Response to Comments on Fitting Science Into Legal Contexts pp. 416-421

A. Philip Dawid, David L. Faigman and Stephen E. Fienberg

Misspecified Mean Function Regression pp. 422-451

Richard Berk, Lawrence Brown, Andreas Buja, Edward George, Emil Pitkin, Kai Zhang and Linda Zhao

A Note on Mechanisms Leading to Lower Data Quality of Late or Reluctant Respondents pp. 452-464

Frauke Kreuter, Gerrit Müller and Mark Trappmann

A Novel Calibration Estimator in Social Surveys pp. 465-489

Antonio Arcos, José M. Contreras and María M. Rueda

Doorstep Interactions and Interviewer Effects on the Process Leading to Cooperation or Refusal pp. 490-518

Gabriele B. Durrant and Julia D’Arrigo

Selection Errors of Random Route Samples pp. 519-544

Johannes J. Bauer

Volume 43, issue 2, 2014

Editor’s Note pp. 175-177

Christopher Winship

Talk Is Cheap pp. 178-209

Colin Jerolmack and Shamus Khan

News From Somewhere, News From Nowhere pp. 210-218

Douglas W. Maynard

Reassessing the Problem pp. 219-226

Karen A. Cerulo

The “Attitudinal Fallacy†Is a Fallacy pp. 227-231

Stephen Vaisey

Comment on Jerolmack and Khan, “Talk Is Cheap†pp. 232-235

Paul DiMaggio

Toward an Understanding of the Relationship Between Accounts and Action pp. 236-247

Colin Jerolmack and Shamus Khan

Measuring Discontinuity in Binary Longitudinal Data pp. 248-279

Thor Whalen and Miriam Boeri

A Coincidence Analysis of a Causal Chain pp. 280-312

Michael Baumgartner and Ruedi Epple

Unifying Configurational Comparative Methods pp. 313-337

Alrik Thiem

Prepaid Monetary Incentives—Predictors of Taking the Money and Completing the Survey pp. 338-355

Seema Mutti, Ryan David Kennedy, Mary E. Thompson and Geoffrey T. Fong

Volume 43, issue 1, 2014

Investigating Response Errors in Survey Data pp. 3-14

Duane F. Alwin

Middle Alternatives Revisited pp. 15-38

Patrick Sturgis, Caroline Roberts and Patten Smith

Response Error in Earnings pp. 39-72

ChangHwan Kim and Christopher R. Tamborini

Choosing the Number of Categories in Agree–Disagree Scales pp. 73-97

Melanie A. Revilla, Willem E. Saris and Jon A. Krosnick

Reliability of Self-reports of Financial Data in Surveys pp. 98-136

Duane F. Alwin, Kristina Zeiser and Don Gensimore

Local Dependence in Latent Class Analysis of Rare and Sensitive Events pp. 137-170

Marcus E. Berzofsky, Paul P. Biemer and William D. Kalsbeek