From Measures of Association to Multilevel Models
Sociology Journals and the Quantitative Literacy Gap
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11064058 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas J Linneman (0000-0001-9638-8828, William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-57 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Teaching Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-055X • E-ISSN: 1939-862X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0092055x20980427 |
| OpenAlex | W3116220262 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
While most sociology majors must take a statistics course, the content of this course varies widely across departments. Starting from the assumption that sociology students should be able to engage effectively with the sociological literature, this article examines the statistical techniques used in 2,804 journal articles—from four generalist sociology journals from 1990 to 2019 and 11 additional sociology journals from 2019—in order to assess which techniques have risen or fallen in prevalence. Although stalwarts such as ordinary least squares regression, chi-square tests, and t tests maintain strong presences, the rise of logistic regression, interaction effects, and multilevel models has been dramatic. After assessing the proportion of articles students hypothetically could understand given various levels of statistical training, the article ends with suggestions for how to revamp the statistics course to help our students become more numerate citizens, both in their sociology courses and in the world at large
Association (psychology · Educational research · Literacy · Logistic regression · Mathematics education · Multilevel model · Ordinary least squares · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Statistics · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Mathematics · Psychology · Statistics Education and Methodologies
Multilevel Analysis
The quantitative methods component in social sciences curricula in view of journal content
Is There a Core in Sociology? Results from a Survey
The Coordinated Curriculum
Responding to the Quantitative Literacy Gap Among Students in Sociology Courses
Teaching Understanding and Interpretation of Logit Regression
Teaching Quantitative Research Methods
Statistics Textbooks
Integrating Data Analysis (IDA)
Research Methods in Mass Communication Research
The Real and Unrealized Contributions of Quantitative Sociology
Difficulties Experienced by Education and Sociology Students in Quantitative Methods Courses
Does British Sociology Count
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |