Dongil Lee
@dongillee.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at KDI School | NYU PhD | Political Economy of Development | sub-Saharan Africa | dongillee.com
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🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
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New version (0.6.0) of my #rstats package {democracyData} xmarquez.github.io/democracyData/ with @freedomhouse.bsky.social data to 2024, as well as several other sources, plus minor improvements all around
Access and Manipulate Most Available Democracy Datasets
Archives a large number of democracy datasets, many of historical interest. It also provides a number of functions to download these datasets (where available) and determine membership of a country in...
xmarquez.github.io
October 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
New version (0.6.0) of my #rstats package {democracyData} xmarquez.github.io/democracyData/ with @freedomhouse.bsky.social data to 2024, as well as several other sources, plus minor improvements all around
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Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
▶️ Migration Politics
👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
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👉🏽 Section chairs: @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social & @aalrababah.bsky.social
📢 Our section section brings together research on the politics of migration, including migration flows, government policies to manage mobility, and the politics of forced displacement. >>>
6/
October 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Submit your most exciting work on migration to our section at the EPSS conference in Belfast (June 18-20, 2026). Deadline for submitting your abstract is November 7 📩 @epssnet.bsky.social
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Whoa—my book is up for pre-order!
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Whoa—my book is up for pre-order!
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭 & 𝐌𝐋 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 #Rstats 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #PyData
The book presents an ultra-simple and powerful workflow to make sense of ± any model you fit
The web version will stay free forever and my proceeds go to charity.
tinyurl.com/4fk56fc8
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Our article “Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners” is now online @thejop.bsky.social
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Our article “Unsuccessful Candidates Are More Concerned About Electoral Fairness than Election Winners” is now online @thejop.bsky.social
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
Using RDD and elite survey data from Denmark, we show that losing candidates express greater concern about electoral fairness.
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734240
Reposted by Dongil Lee
If you're attending #APSA2025 and interested in applying for a job at IE (see below), @guillermotoral.com, Zoe Xincheng Ge, and me will be at the Career Open House today at 4pm.
Consider dropping by!
connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/car...
Consider dropping by!
connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/car...
September 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If you're attending #APSA2025 and interested in applying for a job at IE (see below), @guillermotoral.com, Zoe Xincheng Ge, and me will be at the Career Open House today at 4pm.
Consider dropping by!
connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/car...
Consider dropping by!
connect.apsanet.org/apsa2025/car...
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This is a paper I really care about. I feel the core message is very important for social scientists in general, and political scientists in particular.
"Quantitative Research in Political Science is Greatly Underpowered."
(with A+ co-authors)
"Quantitative Research in Political Science is Greatly Underpowered."
(with A+ co-authors)
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
This is a paper I really care about. I feel the core message is very important for social scientists in general, and political scientists in particular.
"Quantitative Research in Political Science is Greatly Underpowered."
(with A+ co-authors)
"Quantitative Research in Political Science is Greatly Underpowered."
(with A+ co-authors)
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Political science suggests liberals are more tolerant of the Supreme Court when it makes decisions they don't like. Kathryn Haglin, Soren Jordan, Alison Higgins Merrill and @joeura.bsky.social ask: does that still hold up with the new-look Court?
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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July 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Political science suggests liberals are more tolerant of the Supreme Court when it makes decisions they don't like. Kathryn Haglin, Soren Jordan, Alison Higgins Merrill and @joeura.bsky.social ask: does that still hold up with the new-look Court?
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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New article out in World Development! 🚨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (ungated if u click now)
With Rachel Brulé and @alyssarheinze.bsky.social, we explain and document some of the paradoxical (and actually inequality-building) consequences of India´s extensive gender quota system.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (ungated if u click now)
With Rachel Brulé and @alyssarheinze.bsky.social, we explain and document some of the paradoxical (and actually inequality-building) consequences of India´s extensive gender quota system.
Inclusive reforms as levers for social exclusion: The paradoxical consequences of quotas for women in rural India
Why do radical institutional changes to democratize who accesses power fail to change who realizes power in practice? We argue that disjunctures betwe…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
New article out in World Development! 🚨
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (ungated if u click now)
With Rachel Brulé and @alyssarheinze.bsky.social, we explain and document some of the paradoxical (and actually inequality-building) consequences of India´s extensive gender quota system.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... (ungated if u click now)
With Rachel Brulé and @alyssarheinze.bsky.social, we explain and document some of the paradoxical (and actually inequality-building) consequences of India´s extensive gender quota system.
Reposted by Dongil Lee
Multilateralism is not necessarily fading! There is still civilian support for it in different parts of the world. Using two sets of independent conjoint experiments, we show that civilians in Liberia prefer multilateral actors (the UN) to oversee (not rebuild) security sector reforms
#OpenAccess from @iojournal.bsky.social -
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - cup.org/47q06KN
- Cameron Mailhot & @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social
#FirstView
International State Building and Civilian Preferences: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - cup.org/47q06KN
- Cameron Mailhot & @sabrinamkarim.bsky.social
#FirstView
September 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Multilateralism is not necessarily fading! There is still civilian support for it in different parts of the world. Using two sets of independent conjoint experiments, we show that civilians in Liberia prefer multilateral actors (the UN) to oversee (not rebuild) security sector reforms
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The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition unterschreiben
Keine WiSo ohne PoWi! Für eine starke Politikwissenschaft im Bachelor & Master
https://www.change.org/p/keine-wiso-ohne-powi-für-eine-starke-politikwissenschaft-im-bachelor-master
September 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The University of Cologne plans drastic cuts to its Political Science department, potentially abolishing the MSc in Political Science and eliminating the professorships in IR and Comparative Politics. This would severely weaken the social sciences at @unicologne.bsky.social.
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
Petition (de/en) ⤵️
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📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
📢 EPSS 2026 Call for Papers! @hannaeback.bsky.social and I are excited to invite submissions for the Political Representation section at EPSS 2026 in Belfast. EPSS has some exciting new panel formats this year - read on! 🧵
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Please share: @alanjacobs.bsky.social and I are running a Jan '26 course at @gesis.org Cologne on
𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models
All in two heady days.
training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...
𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models
All in two heady days.
training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...
GESIS Training Courses
training.gesis.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Please share: @alanjacobs.bsky.social and I are running a Jan '26 course at @gesis.org Cologne on
𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models
All in two heady days.
training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...
𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡
🕵️Process tracing + Bayesian inference + graphical causal models
All in two heady days.
training.gesis.org?site=pDetail...
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Call for applications! The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is seeking two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. We are looking for scholars demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievement and promise for policy-
relevant research. Please visit: tinyurl.com/33d2veuf
relevant research. Please visit: tinyurl.com/33d2veuf
September 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Call for applications! The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) is seeking two Postdoctoral Associates for the 2026–27 academic year. We are looking for scholars demonstrating exceptional scholarly achievement and promise for policy-
relevant research. Please visit: tinyurl.com/33d2veuf
relevant research. Please visit: tinyurl.com/33d2veuf
Reposted by Dongil Lee
Just made this little diagram and it's so pretty! {ggdiagram} is really neat for these types of graphics #rstats
(code here: gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
(code here: gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
September 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just made this little diagram and it's so pretty! {ggdiagram} is really neat for these types of graphics #rstats
(code here: gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
(code here: gist.github.com/andrewheiss/... )
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🚨 Job Alert U. de Montréal 🚨
Assistant/Associate Prof: Politics or IR of China
If that sounds like you and you speak some French, please consider applying for this job.
Our dept is ultra-friendly, support is good, and Montréal is amazing!
Reach out with any Q?s
tinyurl.com/y9trt5va
Assistant/Associate Prof: Politics or IR of China
If that sounds like you and you speak some French, please consider applying for this job.
Our dept is ultra-friendly, support is good, and Montréal is amazing!
Reach out with any Q?s
tinyurl.com/y9trt5va
September 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 Job Alert U. de Montréal 🚨
Assistant/Associate Prof: Politics or IR of China
If that sounds like you and you speak some French, please consider applying for this job.
Our dept is ultra-friendly, support is good, and Montréal is amazing!
Reach out with any Q?s
tinyurl.com/y9trt5va
Assistant/Associate Prof: Politics or IR of China
If that sounds like you and you speak some French, please consider applying for this job.
Our dept is ultra-friendly, support is good, and Montréal is amazing!
Reach out with any Q?s
tinyurl.com/y9trt5va
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🚨 New in Journal of Politics! 🚨
Do radical right parties need to cut ties with old dictatorships to succeed?
👉 @sergipardos.bsky.social and my study of Spain’s VOX says: ❌ Not necessarily.
Do radical right parties need to cut ties with old dictatorships to succeed?
👉 @sergipardos.bsky.social and my study of Spain’s VOX says: ❌ Not necessarily.
August 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚨 New in Journal of Politics! 🚨
Do radical right parties need to cut ties with old dictatorships to succeed?
👉 @sergipardos.bsky.social and my study of Spain’s VOX says: ❌ Not necessarily.
Do radical right parties need to cut ties with old dictatorships to succeed?
👉 @sergipardos.bsky.social and my study of Spain’s VOX says: ❌ Not necessarily.
Reposted by Dongil Lee
We just released version 3.1 of WhoGov, a global dataset on members of government from 1966-2023. The update fixes the mistakes that came to our attention while creating the Paths to Power dataset + mistakes users have notified us of
More additions and updates to WhoGov are on their way, including:
More additions and updates to WhoGov are on their way, including:
Download dataset - Nuffield Politics Research Centre
A research note for version 3.1 of the dataset, the codebook, which describes the variables in the two datasets, and the online appendix are found here:
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We just released version 3.1 of WhoGov, a global dataset on members of government from 1966-2023. The update fixes the mistakes that came to our attention while creating the Paths to Power dataset + mistakes users have notified us of
More additions and updates to WhoGov are on their way, including:
More additions and updates to WhoGov are on their way, including:
Only a few days left before the deadline. Don't miss the chance to interact with researchers and policymakers doing impactful research!
The 6th World Bank–KDI School Development Impact Conference is on Nov 6–7 in Washington, D.C.! We’re more than excited to have Michael Kremer as the keynote speaker. Graduate students are welcome to submit. Deadline is Aug 29. Click the link for details. www.worldbank.org/en/events/20...
World Bank DECDI – KDI School – 6th Development Impact Conference
www.worldbank.org
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Only a few days left before the deadline. Don't miss the chance to interact with researchers and policymakers doing impactful research!
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🔥 Call for papers for EPSS 2026 in Belfast: migration, forced displacement, mobility, borders, asylum, diaspora, and other migration-related topics.
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7!
#EPSS2026
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7!
#EPSS2026
This is an important opportunity for European poli sci: contribute
to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥
to getting EPSS off to a fantastic start by submitting your work to next year’s conference. I’m section chair for Migration Politics together with @aalrababah.bsky.social and can’t wait to see the cool mig research you have for us 🔥
The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026
📍 ICC Belfast
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
🧵
August 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🔥 Call for papers for EPSS 2026 in Belfast: migration, forced displacement, mobility, borders, asylum, diaspora, and other migration-related topics.
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7!
#EPSS2026
Excited to co-chair the Migration Politics section with @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social. Submit proposals by Nov 7!
#EPSS2026
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Happy to see this finally out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !
Are regimes with higher nr's of core supporters more durable? Are regimes with more diverse coalitions of supporters more durable?
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
In this (published today) @cpsjournal.bsky.social article, @sirianned.bsky.social , @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social , and @torewig.bsky.social I answer "Yes" to both Qs.
August 20, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Happy to see this finally out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social !
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I take no pleasure in reporting that social scientists' conclusions regarding the effect of immigration on support for the welfare state, based on the exact same data, are affected by their own political beliefs about immigration. Wild experiment by Nate Breznau et al. www.nber.org/papers/w33274
Ideological Bias in Estimates of the Impact of Immigration
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I take no pleasure in reporting that social scientists' conclusions regarding the effect of immigration on support for the welfare state, based on the exact same data, are affected by their own political beliefs about immigration. Wild experiment by Nate Breznau et al. www.nber.org/papers/w33274
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NEW -
Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials - cup.org/45DAPu6
- Diana Da In Lee & @yamilrvelez.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials - cup.org/45DAPu6
- Diana Da In Lee & @yamilrvelez.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
NEW -
Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials - cup.org/45DAPu6
- Diana Da In Lee & @yamilrvelez.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Measuring Descriptive Representation at Scale: Methods for Predicting the Race and Ethnicity of Public Officials - cup.org/45DAPu6
- Diana Da In Lee & @yamilrvelez.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
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New Post: "For Your Syllabus: Statistical Power"
Add content on statistical power to your social science courses.
Not just to methods courses.
For substantive courses, Bloom's MDE (i.e., 80% power to detect 2.5*SE) is easy to teach and really helpful!
www.carlislerainey.com/blog/2025-08...
Add content on statistical power to your social science courses.
Not just to methods courses.
For substantive courses, Bloom's MDE (i.e., 80% power to detect 2.5*SE) is easy to teach and really helpful!
www.carlislerainey.com/blog/2025-08...
For Your Syllabus: Statistical Power – Carlisle Rainey
Five papers you can assign when teaching about statistical power: power analysis, minimum detectable effects, sample size planning, and design diagnosis.
www.carlislerainey.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New Post: "For Your Syllabus: Statistical Power"
Add content on statistical power to your social science courses.
Not just to methods courses.
For substantive courses, Bloom's MDE (i.e., 80% power to detect 2.5*SE) is easy to teach and really helpful!
www.carlislerainey.com/blog/2025-08...
Add content on statistical power to your social science courses.
Not just to methods courses.
For substantive courses, Bloom's MDE (i.e., 80% power to detect 2.5*SE) is easy to teach and really helpful!
www.carlislerainey.com/blog/2025-08...