Compared to What? A Comment on “A Robust Transformation Procedure for Interpreting Political Text” by Martin and Vanberg

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Benoit ◽  
Michael Laver
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
New Method ◽  
Policy Positions ◽  
Transformation Procedure ◽  
Alternative Method ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Original Reference ◽  
Selection Of

In “A Robust Transformation Procedure,” Martin and Vanberg (2007, hereafter MV) propose a new method for rescaling the raw virgin text scores produced by the “Wordscores” procedure of Laver, Benoit, and Garry (2003, hereafter LBG). Their alternative method addresses two deficiencies they argue exist with the transformation of virgin text scores proposed by LBG: First, that the LBG transformation is sensitive to the selection of virgin texts, and second, that it distorts the reference metric by failing to recover the original reference scores when reference texts are scored and transformed as if they were virgin texts. Their proposed alternative is “robust” in the sense that it avoids both shortcomings. Not only is MV's transformation a welcome contribution to the Wordscores project but also the critical analysis on which it is based brings to light a number of assumptions and choices that face the analyst seeking to estimate actors' policy positions using statistical analyses of the texts they generate. When first describing the possibility of rescaling the raw virgin text estimates, we emphasized that ourparticular approach to rescaling is not fundamental to our word-scoring technique but, rather, is a matter of substantive research design unrelated to the validity of the raw virgin text scores… Other transformations are of course possible. (LBG, 316)To explore more fully into the assumptions and choices behind alternative transformations and the research designs which motivate them, we offer the following comments.

A New Method for Selecting the Best Design

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Mark E. Benden ◽  
Kristen Miller ◽  
Eric Wilke ◽  
Eduardo Ibarra
Keyword(s):  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
New Method ◽  
Driver Safety ◽  
Transport Vehicle ◽  
Medical Transport ◽  
Expert Ratings ◽  
Vehicle Seat ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Individual Expert ◽  
Selection Of

In this article the authors illustrate how individual expert ratings can be employed to prioritize specifications for use in forced rankings. Those rankings are then used to select a design with the best overall usability. The authors provide an example of this approach in the selection of a medical transport vehicle seat to produce a more ergonomic product that could improve patient outcomes and driver safety.

Individual effects in variation analysis: Model, software, and research design

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Paolillo
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Variation Analysis ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Mixed Effects Modeling ◽  
Variationist Sociolinguistics ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractIndividual-level variation is a recurrent issue in variationist sociolinguistics. One current approach recommends addressing this via mixed-effects modeling. This paper shows that a closely related model with fixed effects for individual speakers can be directly estimated using Goldvarb. The consequences of employing different approaches to speaker variation are explored by using different model selection criteria. We conclude by discussing the relation of the statistical model to the assumptions of the research design, pointing out that nonrandom selection of speakers potentially violates the assumptions of models with random effects for speaker, and suggesting that a model with fixed effects for speakers may be a better alternative in these cases.

Statistical Analyses of High Cycle Fatigue French Data for Austenitic SS

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Géraud Blatman ◽  
Thomas Métais ◽  
Jean-Christophe Le Roux ◽  
Simon Cambier
Keyword(s):  
Strain Amplitude ◽  
High Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Austenitic Stainless Steels ◽  
Fatigue Curve ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Number Of Cycles ◽  
Selection Of

In the 2009 version of the ASME BPV Code, a set of new design fatigue curves were proposed to cover the various steels of the code. These changes occurred in the wake of publications [1] showing that the mean air curve used to build the former ASME fatigue curve did not always represent accurately laboratory results. The starting point for the methodology to build the design curve is the mean air curve obtained through laboratory testing: coefficients are then applied to the mean air curve in order to bridge the gap between experimental testing and reactor conditions. These coefficients on the number of cycles and on the strain amplitude are equal to 12 and 2 respectively in the 2009 ASME BPV code, using the mean air curve proposal from NUREG/CR-6909 [1]. Internationally, with the same mean air curve, other proposals have emerged and especially in France [2]-[3] where a consensus seems to be reached on the reduction of the coefficient on strain amplitude. This paper provides statistical analyses of the experimental data obtained in France at high-cycle for austenitic stainless steels. It enables to bring arguments for the selection of a coefficient on strain amplitude in the French RCC-M code, where less scatter on the data is witnessed due to fewer material grades.

scholarly journals First person – Natalí Delorme and Leonardo Zamora

Biology Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Stress Response ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Early Career ◽  
New Method ◽  
First Person ◽  
Early Career Researchers ◽  
Selection Of

ABSTRACT First Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Biology Open, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Natalí Delorme and Leonardo Zamora are co-first authors on ‘ A new method to localise and quantify oxidative stress in live juvenile mussels’, published in BiO. They are both researchers in the laboratory of Serean Adams at the Cawthron Institute, Nelson, New Zealand. Natalí's research interests centre around ecophysiology of marine invertebrates, particularly on the organisms' stress response. Leonardo is investigating the biology of commercially, ecologically and culturally relevant marine invertebrates throughout their life cycle.

scholarly journals Strategi Restructuring Cognitive Dalam Konseling Kelompok CBT Untuk Meningkatkan Kepercayaan Diri Siswa Kelas VIII G di SMP PGRI 1 Buduran Sidoarjo

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Oom Linda Rukmana ◽  
Kusbandiami ◽  
Maghfirotul Lathifah
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Group Counseling ◽  
Cognitive Restructuring ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Counseling Group ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Confidence Measurement ◽  
Selection Of

This study aims to determine the effect of the use of cognitive restructuring strategies in group counseling on class VIII G students' confidence in SMP PGRI 1 BUDURAN SIDOARJO. The research design used was a Pre-Experimental study with a One Group Pretest-Postest Design. The population of class VIII G students at SMP PGRI 1 BUDURAN SIDOARJO was 30 students, then 4 students were taken as research samples using purposive sampling techniques. The selection of this sample was chosen based on the results of students' low self-confidence scores through filling in the scale of student confidence measurement. The results of this study  was found that there was no significance changed in the use of cognitive restructuring  in counseling group on the confidence of students of class VIII G in SMP PGRI 1 BUDURAN SIDOARJO.

scholarly journals Specification of a Model of Digital Entrepreneurship

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Quiroz-Campas CY
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychometric Study ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Perceptual Structure ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Digital Entrepreneurship

The objective of this work was to specify a model for the study of electronic consumption. An exploratory, cross-sectional and psychometric study was conducted with a selection of Internet users, considering their time of use. An associative perceptual structure was found between the usefulness of the technology and the effectiveness of the respondent, although the research design limited the results to the research sample, suggesting the extension of the work towards other cybernetic contexts.

scholarly journals Complications of Uterine Fibroids and Their Management, Surgical Management of Fibroids, Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy versus Hysterectomy, Haemorrhage, Adhesions, and Complications

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liselotte Mettler ◽  
Thoralf Schollmeyer ◽  
Andrea Tinelli ◽  
Antonio Malvasi ◽  
Ibrahim Alkatout
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Uterine Fibroids ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Hysteroscopic Myomectomy

A critical analysis of the surgical treatment of fibroids compares all available techniques of myomectomy. Different statistical analyses reveal the advantages of the laparoscopic and hysteroscopic approach. Complications can arise from the location of the fibroids. They range from intermittent bleedings to continuous bleedings over several weeks, from single pain episodes to severe pain, from dysuria and constipation to chronic bladder and bowel spasms. Very seldom does peritonitis occur. Infertility may result from continuous metro and menorrhagia. The difficulty of the laparoscopic and hysteroscopic myomectomy lies in achieving satisfactory haemostasis using the appropriate sutures. The hysteroscopic myomectomy requires an operative hysteroscope and a well-experienced gynaecologic surgeon.

Gender assignment strategies and L1 effects in the elicited production of mixed Spanish-Basque DPs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amaia Munarriz-Ibarrola ◽  
Maria-José Ezeizabarrena ◽  
Varun DC Arrazola ◽  
M. Carmen Parafita Couto
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Gender Assignment ◽  
Determiner Phrases ◽  
Languages In Contact ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract This paper investigates the strategies involved in gender assignment in Spanish-Basque mixed Determiner Phrases (DPs) with a gendered Spanish determiner (el M /la F) and a Basque ungendered noun. Previous studies on Spanish-Basque mixed DPs have revealed conflicting results regarding the determining factor affecting gender assignment, namely, phonological ending vs. analogical gender. We designed a forced-switch elicitation task in order to elicit mixed DPs with a Spanish determiner and a Basque noun (controlled for both phonological vs. analogical cues). Thirty highly proficient Spanish-Basque bilinguals with different profiles and socio­linguistic backgrounds participated in the study. Three cues were significant in the selection of the Spanish M/F determiner: the analogical gender and two phonological cues, the word ending and the root ending of the Basque noun. Further statistical analyses revealed participants’ L1 as a strong factor in the variability attested: bilinguals with Spanish as (one of) their L1(s) rely predominantly on the analogical criterion, whereas speakers with only Basque as L1 follow mainly the phonological criterion. Overall, this study provides an explanation for the previous conflicting results and highlights the fact that bilinguals may use different strategies depending on their bilingual profile and the morpho-phonological properties of the languages in contact.

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