Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?

This paper analyzes current practices in psychology in the use of research methods and data analysis procedures (DAP) and aims to determine whether researchers are now using more sophisticated and advanced DAP than were employed previously. We reviewed empirical research published recently in promin...

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Autores: Blanca Mena, M. José, Alarcón Postigo, Rafael, Bono Cabré, Roser
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palavra-chave:Anàlisi multivariable
Investigació quantitativa
Anàlisi de regressió
Multivariate analysis
Quantitative research
Regression analysis
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spelling Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?Blanca Mena, M. JoséAlarcón Postigo, RafaelBono Cabré, RoserAnàlisi multivariableInvestigació quantitativaAnàlisi de regressióMultivariate analysisQuantitative researchRegression analysisThis paper analyzes current practices in psychology in the use of research methods and data analysis procedures (DAP) and aims to determine whether researchers are now using more sophisticated and advanced DAP than were employed previously. We reviewed empirical research published recently in prominent journals from the USA and Europe corresponding to the main psychological categories of Journal Citation Reports and examined research methods, number of studies, number and type of DAP, and statistical package. The 288 papers reviewed used 663 different DAP. Experimental and correlational studies were the most prevalent, depending on the specific field of psychology. Two-thirds of the papers reported a single study, although those in journals with an experimental focus typically described more. The papers mainly used parametric tests for comparison and statistical techniques for analyzing relationships among variables. Regarding the former, the most frequently used procedure was ANOVA, with mixed factorial ANOVA being the most prevalent. A decline in the use of non-parametric analysis was observed in relation to previous research. Relationships among variables were most commonly examined using regression models, with hierarchical regression and mediation analysis being the most prevalent procedures. There was also a decline in the use of stepwise regression and an increase in the use of structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, and hierarchical linear modeling. Overall, the results show that recent empirical studies published in journals belonging to the main areas of psychology are employing more varied and advanced statistical techniques of greater computational complexity.Frontiers Media2018info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/144517Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02558Frontiers in Psychology, 2018, vol. 9, p. 2568https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02558cc-by (c) Blanca, María José et al., 2018http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1445172026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
spellingShingle Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
Blanca Mena, M. José
Anàlisi multivariable
Investigació quantitativa
Anàlisi de regressió
Multivariate analysis
Quantitative research
Regression analysis
title_short Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
title_full Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
title_fullStr Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
title_full_unstemmed Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
title_sort Current Practices in Data Analysis Procedures in Psychology: What Has Changed?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blanca Mena, M. José
Alarcón Postigo, Rafael
Bono Cabré, Roser
author Blanca Mena, M. José
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Alarcón Postigo, Rafael
Bono Cabré, Roser
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Bono Cabré, Roser
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anàlisi multivariable
Investigació quantitativa
Anàlisi de regressió
Multivariate analysis
Quantitative research
Regression analysis
topic Anàlisi multivariable
Investigació quantitativa
Anàlisi de regressió
Multivariate analysis
Quantitative research
Regression analysis
description This paper analyzes current practices in psychology in the use of research methods and data analysis procedures (DAP) and aims to determine whether researchers are now using more sophisticated and advanced DAP than were employed previously. We reviewed empirical research published recently in prominent journals from the USA and Europe corresponding to the main psychological categories of Journal Citation Reports and examined research methods, number of studies, number and type of DAP, and statistical package. The 288 papers reviewed used 663 different DAP. Experimental and correlational studies were the most prevalent, depending on the specific field of psychology. Two-thirds of the papers reported a single study, although those in journals with an experimental focus typically described more. The papers mainly used parametric tests for comparison and statistical techniques for analyzing relationships among variables. Regarding the former, the most frequently used procedure was ANOVA, with mixed factorial ANOVA being the most prevalent. A decline in the use of non-parametric analysis was observed in relation to previous research. Relationships among variables were most commonly examined using regression models, with hierarchical regression and mediation analysis being the most prevalent procedures. There was also a decline in the use of stepwise regression and an increase in the use of structural equation modeling, confirmatory factor analysis, and hierarchical linear modeling. Overall, the results show that recent empirical studies published in journals belonging to the main areas of psychology are employing more varied and advanced statistical techniques of greater computational complexity.
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