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#OpenAccess from @polanalysis.bsky.social -
Adaptive Randomization in Conjoint Survey Experiments - https://cup.org/48hKGbd
- @jennahgosciak.bsky.social, @dmolitor.bsky.social & @ianlundberg.bsky.social
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The biggest project I've worked on for the last chunk of years was just published. It asks, how big are US Black-white lifespan differences?
This might seem like a narrow question. I hope to convince you by the end that there are answers you didn't anticipate. And I hope some of them will move you.
Applications are open for the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science SICSS 2025 at UCLA! Apply by May 2!
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@ianlundberg.bsky.social @jenniebrand.bsky.social
Do you know someone (maybe even you!) who has made a a discovery, innovation, or advancement representing a significant contribution to sociological methodology? Send us nominations for the ASA Methodology Section Innovation Award! Due March 1. www.asanet.org/communities-...
Our new paper explains why some life outcomes are hard to predict. We combined machine learning, a mathematical decomposition, and in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the origins of unpredictability: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Thanks!
also thanks to additional team members who conducted some of the interviews! Bobbi Brashear, Maria Canals, Kristin Catena, Katie Donnelly, Kaitlin Edin-Nelson, Alexus Fraser, Ashley Hyman, Stefanie Mavronis
Work of a terrific collaborative team! With Rachel Brown-Weinstock, Susan Clampet-Lundquist, Sarah Pachman, Timothy Nelson, Vicki Yang, Kathryn Edin, and @msalganik.bsky.social. Made possible with FFCWS data!
