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Session: Assessing the cross-cultural equivalence of Well-Being approaches at ESRA Conference in Ljubljana
by Aschauer, Wolfgang 30 Nov '12

30 Nov '12

*** Please excuse any cross-postings of this CfP *** Dear Colleagues, We want to inform you of a session, which is taking place in Ljubljana at the 5th conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) on July 15-19, 2013. We are organizing a session with the title Assessing the cross-cultural equivalence of Well-Being approaches Session organizers: Wolfgang Aschauer, Reinhard Bachleitner, Martin Weichbold (all University of Salzburg) http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessions?meth=Substant ive%20applications <http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/sessions?meth=Substan tive%20applications> Abstracts should be submitted via the online submission system: http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register <http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register> . Steps for submission of abstracts: 1. Log in or create an ESRA account (on the submission website) 2. (Go to the submission website, log-in) and click on "Submit a paper" 3. Select the area of Substantive Applications for your submission and choose our session from the drop down menu (fourth from top). Please submit abstracts of 200-250 words and indicate five keywords. Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 13, 2013 Applicants will be notified if their papers are accepted by January 27, 2013 We kindly invite you to submit papers to this session and forward this call to those who might be interested and does not receive this member list news. Thank you very much and best regards Wolfgang Aschauer MMag. Dr. Wolfgang Aschauer Ass. Prof. Division Sociology and Cultural Science University of Salzburg Rudolfskai 42 5020 Salzburg e-mail: wolfgang.aschauer(a)sbg.ac.at <mailto:wolfgang.aschauer@sbg.ac.at> homepage: http://www.uni-salzburg.at/soziologie/aschauer <http://www.uni-salzburg.at/soziologie/aschauer>

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CfP ESRA 2013 Session - "The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models"
by Best, Henning 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

Dear Colleagues, The 5th European Survey Research Association (ESRA) conference will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 15-19, 2013. We invite you to submit a presentation to our session *The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models * *** While researchers in the social sciences have used Logit and Probit routinely since the 1990s, some of the difficulties in using various types of nonlinear probability models have received increased attention in recent years only. At least three important methodological problems have been raised in the discussion: - The general interpretation of the coefficients is not as straightforward as in OLS - Coefficients cannot easily be compared between subgroups - Coefficients cannot easily be compared between nested models Some of the difficulties stem from what has come to be known as "neglected heterogeneity". There are interesting suggestions on how to cope with neglected heterogeneity mathematically, and on how to interpret the coefficients in a meaningful way. Yet, these suggestions still have to trickle down to teaching quantitative methods, especially in undergraduate courses on multivariate statistics. Additionally, standards on how to present nonlinear models in publications still have to be established. Is the tabular presentation of coefficients we all are used to from linear models equally appropriate for Logit and Probit? In this session we especially seek presentations on approaches to interpreting and presenting Logit and Probit results, as well as suggestions and experiences for teaching nonlinear models without neglecting these important problems. *** For submitting an abstract, please log onto the ESRA website, http://www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conferences/register. The deadline for abstract submission is January 13, 2013. During the submission process, you will be asked to select the area of survey methodology to which your presentation belongs. Here, please select "Survey analysis techniques" and then the title of this session: "The Trouble with Logit and Probit: Teaching and Presenting Nonlinear Probability Models". Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries about the session. Thank you very much and best regards Henning Best, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, henning.best(a)gesis.org Klaus Pforr, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim, Germany, Klaus.pforr(a)gesis.org

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Sunbelt XXXIII first time in Germany: Call for Abstracts
by Sonja Drobnic 22 Nov '12

22 Nov '12

*XXXIII. Sunbelt Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA), May 21 - 26, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany * *Call for Abstracts* *Deadline: December 31, 2012* The Sunbelt XXXIII. program committee is soliciting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at the upcoming 2013 conference in Hamburg, Germany. Submission closes on December 31 at 11:59:59 EST. We invite abstract submissions for posters (120 minute poster session) and paper presentations (20 minute talk) on topics relevant to social network analysis, including theory, methods, and applications of social network analysis. Please limit your abstracts to 250 words. If a series of papers are being submitted as a single panel or session, please indicate this in the "special note section" of the abstract submission website (see FAQ's). Paper and poster presentations will begin on Wed May 22 and conclude on Sun May 26. Presenting authors of accepted submissions must be members of INSNA and must register for and present their work at the meeting. This stipulation applies to both oral and poster presentations. Each member may present only one paper at the conference. *Abstract submissions are due by 31 December 2012. No abstracts can be accepted after this date.* If you want to submit an abstract, you will be asked to provide the following information (for further information see FAQ's): - Name/s of author/s with affiliation and email - Title of the presentation - Abstract (limit: 250 words) - select "(oral) paper presentation", "poster presentation" or "no preference" - select a session title (list provided) - select up to five key words (list provided) Proceed to Abstract submission: http://www.abstractserver.com/sunbelt2013/absmgm/ Overview of pre-conference Workshops: http://hamburgsunbelt2013.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/2013-insna-workshop-d… Find out more about the venue and conference registration http://hamburg-sunbelt2013.org/ Proceed to more information about INSNA and Sunbelt Conferences http://www.insna.org/sunbelt.html Email address for local organizers of the Sunbelt 2013 conference is: sunbelt2013(a)uni-hamburg.de <mailto:sunbelt2013@uni-hamburg.de> See you in Hamburg, the organizing committee: Betina Hollstein Sonja Drobnic Michael Schnegg -- Prof. Sonja Drobnic(, PhD University of Hamburg Institute of Sociology Allende-Platz 1 D-20146 Hamburg Germany Phone ++49 (0)40 42838-4659 Phone (secr.) ++49 (0)40 42838-3230 Email: sonja.drobnic(a)uni-hamburg.de http://www.wiso.uni-hamburg.de/index.php?id=1947

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