Browsing by Author "Michael R. Dougherty"

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    • An Introduction to the General Monotone Model with Application to Two Problematic Data Sets 

      Michael R. Dougherty; Rick P. Thomas; Ryan P. Brown; Jeffrey S. Chrabaszcz; Joe W. Tidwell (Sociological Methodology, 2015-01-21)
      We argue that the mismatch between data and analytical methods, along with common practices for dealing with “messy” data, can lead to inaccurate conclusions. Specifically, using previously published data on racial bias ...

    • Memory Constraints on Hypothesis Generation and Decision Making 

      Rick Thomas; Michael R. Dougherty; Daniel R. Buttaccio (Current Directions in Psychological Science, 2014-08-01)
      Hypothesis generation is the process people use to generate explanations for patterns of data, which is an act vital to everyday problem solving. It is the basis for decision making in many professions, such as medicine, ...