Publications by Yuxin Zhang
Sampling Methods in Social Research
Sampling in Quan/Qualitative Research Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Research Design Lab, Week 9, 02 Dec. 2024 Recap & exercises on: Non-probability sampling Convenience sampling Quota sampling Purposive sampling Snowball sampling Probability sampling Simple random sampling Systematic sampling Stratified sampling (proportional/disproport...
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Sociological Theories of Education
Brief notes from personal reading for myself. There can be mistakes, and if you notice any please feel free to reach out to me at yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Reading Wotherspoon, T., & Sawchuk, P. H. (2005). The Sociology of Education in Canada. Canadian Journal of Sociology, Chapter 2. Liberal analysis of education: allocation & socialization Structur...
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Modeling Categorical Outcome in Stata
Modeling Categorical Outcome in Stata Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 8.1 19 Nov. 2024 Outline Binomial logistic regression — binary response * Bonus: Multinomial logistic regression — nominal response Ordinal logistic regression — ordinal response Problem...
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LPM
Modeling Binary Outcome in Stata 1 Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 7.2 14 Nov. 2024 Linear regression with a binary outcome? Linear probability model (LPM) uses linear regression with a binary outcome with the values 0 and 1. \[ Y_i = \beta_0 + \beta_1 X_{1i} + \be...
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Causal DAGs
Causal Diagrams and Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Research Design Lab, Week 6, 11-14 Nov. 2024 Outline Key terms in DAG language Why DAGs Identify common causes & confounding Identify common effects & selection bias D-seperation rules Unmeasured confounders Identify minimally sufficient set Read complex DAGs...
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LPM
Modeling Binary Outcome in Stata 1 Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 7.2 14 Nov. 2024 Linear regression with a binary outcome? Linear probability model (LPM) uses linear regression with a binary outcome with the values 0 and 1. \[ Y_i = \beta_0 + \beta_1 X_{1i} + \be...
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Causal DAGs Intro
Causal Diagrams and Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Research Design Lab, Week 6, 11 Nov. 2024 Outline Key terms in DAG language Why DAGs Identify common causes & confounding Identify common effects & selection bias D-seperation rules Identify minimally sufficient set Read complex DAGs Measurement bias in DAGs ...
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Linear Regression Diagnostics in Stata
Linear Regression Diagnostics in Stata Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 6.1 5 Nov. 2024 Regression Diagnostics Assumptions check: Linearity Normality Homoskedasticity Independence Additional check: Influential data points No multicollinearity Note: after you made...
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More on Linear Regression in Stata
More on Linear Regression in Stata Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 4.2 24 Oct. 2024 On Tuesday, you learned… Multiple linear regression with Stata Reading regression tables Simpson’s paradox How many predictors in one regression model? Depends on the theoret...
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Linear Regression in Stata
Linear Regression in Stata Giovanni Minchio giovanni.minchio@unitn.it Yuxin Zhang yuxin.zhang@unitn.it Quantitative Methods Lab, Lesson 4.1 22 Oct. 2024 Common problems in Assignment 2 Using scatterplot to visualize ordinal variables: So maybe try some other ways we learned? graph bar, over(gay_shame) over(lrscale) graph box gay_shame, o...
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