A cautionary note on the use of the Vale and Maurelli method to generate multivariate, nonnormal data for simulation purposes.

Doctoral student Oscar Olvera discusses his investigation of a standard method used to generate data for social science research. The problems he found raise questions about how reliable the method is.

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2016.
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