Richard Gonzalez
Center Director, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Director, BioSocial Methods Collaborative, RCGD
Amos N Tversky Collegiate Professor, Psychology and Statistics, LSA
Professor of Marketing, Stephen M Ross School of Business
Professor of Integrative Systems and Design, College of Engineering
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| Address: | Research Center for Group Dynamics Institute for Social Research University of Michigan 426 Thompson Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 |
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Psychological theory wagging the statistical tail
The transactional model has had a major influence in the theories of development over a couple of decades. In this chapter I explore some areas of opportunity for developing statistical methodology to facilitate novel tests of the model’s predictions. The transactional model focuses on dynamic multivariate processes with individual differences (heterogeneity) across multiple interacting individuals; these are areas of active methodological research.
Gonzalez, R. (2009). Transactions and statistical modeling: Developmental theory wagging the statistical tail. A. Sameroff (Ed), Transactional Processes in Development: How children and contexts shape each other. American Psychological Association Books: Washington, 223-245. PDF
