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The need for nuance in the null hypothesis significance testing debate
Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 77 (2017), 4, p. 616-630. Abstract Null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) provides an important statistical toolbox, but there are a number of ways i
A cultural evolution theory for contemporary polarization trends in moral opinions
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Abstract While existing theories of political polarization tend to suggest that the opinions of liberals and conservatives move in opposite directions, avai
Significant but inconclusive evidence
Where:Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm Speakers: Richard Dawid (Stockholm), Ulrike Hahn (Birkbeck), Wendy Parker (Virginia Tech), Joe Roussos (IFFS), Karim Thebault (Bristol) and William Wolf II (Oxford). P before October 7.
Explaining health disparities between heterosexual and LGB adolescents by integrating the minority stress and psychological mediation frameworks: Findings from the TRAILS study
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49(9), 1767–1782. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10964-020-01206-0 Abstract Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents experience elevated levels of inteN
Comparing and modeling the use of online recommender systems
Computers in Human Behavior Reports, vol 15 Abstract This study explores a new way to model the adoption of AI, specifically online recommender systems. It aims to find factors that can explain the varia
Vaccine confidence is higher in more religious countries
Human vaccines and immunotherapeutics Abstract Vaccine hesitancy is a threat to global health, but it is not ubiquitous; depending on the country, the proportion that have confidence in vaccines ranges
The Naturalistic Fallacy Intuition
Kimmo Eriksson, Mälardalen University According to social intuitionist research, moral (or “injunctive”) norms are often not rationally motivated. Where do these norms come from then? We propose that o
Has the Youth Labour Market Deteriorated in Recent Decades? Evidence from Developed Countries?
This paper investigates the evidence concerning trends in youth relative pay and employment in developed economies since the mid-1970s, focusing on structural change on the demand-side of the labour m
Hidden convergence in ethics
Ethics has for a long time been dominated by several competing traditions. But is it entirely true that these traditions have not moved closer with time. That is what this project aims to investigate.
Completed: Migration and equity in sexual and reproductive health
Providers in reproductive health are encouraged to incorporate gender equality perspectives, as well as provide services sensitive to other cultures. How handle the conflict of values?
