Basic and Applied Studies of Social Statistical Methods

这项拟议的研究将继续该部门长期支持的工作，多年来，该部门在过去四十年中产生了可能是最具创新性的统计方法，用于理解社会科学数据。将承担或完成几个不同的项目，包括一个将用于分析数据方差的经典方法与图形和其他探索性方法相结合的项目，这些数据通常是由实验导向的行为和社会科学研究收集的。另一个新项目将开发数据模拟设计和分析的系统处理方法，这是统计学家长期以来用于开发统计工具的方法。第三个将开发探索性和稳健性分析的新技术（或扩展作者先前开发的技术）来调查研究数据。PI在社会科学家和统计学家中享有最杰出的声誉，因为它出色地制作了技术性和更容易理解的教科书材料，描述和说明了继续发展的方法。

This proposed research will continue a line of work long supported by this division that has over the years produced probably the most innovative development of statistical methods for making sense of social science data in the last forty years. Several different projects will be undertaken or completed, including one blending classical methods used in analyzing variance in data typically collected by experimentally oriented behavioral and social science research with graphic and other exploratory methods. Another, new project will develop systematic treatment for the design and analysis of data simulations, long a method used by statisticians for developing statistical tools. A third will develop new techniques of exploratory and robustness analysis (or extend techniques previously developed by the authors) to survey research data. The PI has a most distinguished reputation among both social scientists and statisticians because of remarkable production of both technical and more accessible textbook materials describing and illustrating the methods that continue to be developed.