Using linked parent-child data and causal mediation analysis to study parental influence on turnout /
This case traces the steps that we took to bring our study from initial conception to publication. The study uses a unique dataset that links the official voting records of 18- to 30-year-olds and their parents to data about their social background characteristics. We explain how we went from testin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2019.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This case traces the steps that we took to bring our study from initial conception to publication. The study uses a unique dataset that links the official voting records of 18- to 30-year-olds and their parents to data about their social background characteristics. We explain how we went from testing a loosely connected set of expectations based on the political socialization literature to framing our study as a test of two major theories about the parent-child link in voting. This process necessitated a thorough re-thinking of our research design. We describe how we progressed from estimating straightforward logistic regression models to performing a causal mediation analysis. We emphasize the importance of understanding the assumptions that underlie causal mediation analysis and of incorporating robustness checks. Finally, our case illustrates how the peer-review process stimulated us to develop a stronger theoretical framework and a more sophisticated research design. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526464576 1526464578 |