The lack of reproducibility of scientific studies has caused growing concern over the credibility
of claims of new discoveries based on ‘statistically significant’findings. There has been …

Through an analysis of gains in mathematics achievement between the tenth and twelfth
grades for respondents to the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, we examine …

In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and
expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis …

As the counterfactual model of causality has increased in popularity, sociologists have
returned to matching as a research methodology. In this article, advances over the past two …

▪ Abstract When experimental designs are infeasible, researchers must resort to the use of
observational data from surveys, censuses, and administrative records. Because assignment …

Now available is the second edition of a book which has been described as"... an exceptionally
lucid, easy-to-read presentation... would be an excellent addition to the collection of …

… In On the Edge of Commitment, Stephen L. Morgan offers a new model of educational
achievement to explain why some students are committed to preparation for college. Morgan's …

In this article, we analyze gender differences in college major selection for respondents to
the Education Longitudinal Study (2002–2006), focusing on educational pathways through …

School-effects research in sociology cannot be separated from concerns about causality.
Purely descriptive modeling justifications are untenable. Focusing on the Catholic school effect …

In spring of 2010, Howard Kaplan invited me to compile a volume on sociological methodology
for the Springer series, Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. I proposed causal …