Book contents
- Multiverse Analysis
- Analytical Methods for Social Research
- Multiverse Analysis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Computational Multiverse
- Part III Expanding the Multiverse
- 9 Functional Form Robustness
- 10 Data Processing
- 11 Data Processing Multiverse Analysis of Regnerus and Critics
- 12 Retractions in Social Science
- 13 Weighting the Multiverse
- 14 Conclusion
- Appendix: Coding with MULTIVRS in Stata
- References
- Index
11 - Data Processing Multiverse Analysis of Regnerus and Critics
from Part III - Expanding the Multiverse
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2025
- Multiverse Analysis
- Analytical Methods for Social Research
- Multiverse Analysis
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The Computational Multiverse
- Part III Expanding the Multiverse
- 9 Functional Form Robustness
- 10 Data Processing
- 11 Data Processing Multiverse Analysis of Regnerus and Critics
- 12 Retractions in Social Science
- 13 Weighting the Multiverse
- 14 Conclusion
- Appendix: Coding with MULTIVRS in Stata
- References
- Index
Summary
In this chapter we revisit a hotly contested study on the effects of having LGBT parents. Critics identified many debatable modeling choices, mostly involving data processing decisions. We analyze how robust the original results are across 2.6 million model specifications. As we show, there was a lot more to learn about this study and the role that assumptions play in producing conclusion.
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- Multiverse AnalysisComputational Methods for Robust Results, pp. 177 - 198Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025