SMI205 Replication Project

[Project title]

Rpubs link: [add url here]

GitHub Repository: [add url here if you have one, if not delete this line]

Replicated paper

Replication project based on paper [add full citation here and link to its published online version]

Workspace setup

Embedd here r chunks which will install and call all ncessary libraries.

Do not show your results (e.g. messages and warnings) - just R code used.

Any other technical notes on the R Markdown or YAML setup if you modified the template.

1. Introduction

400 words

Critical reflection on the paper and your research question(s).

Use at least 5 scientific references to support your critique and your idea for research extention.

Refer to the 4 types of replicaitons as discussed in Freese and Peterson (2017) and explain what aspects of the research your replication tests.

2. Data and methods

2.1. Data

250 words (excluding code and outputs)

Describe data used in the original paper and in your replication: sources, sample sizes, variables.

Embed a piece of R code to upload your data (show code only).

Remeber to add data with its doi number to the list of references.

Report all steps you have undertaken to create and recode your data:

• Subsetting data by selecting a lower number of variables or excluding any cases.
• Merging data files.
• Steps in recoding and renaming variables.
• Embedd R code below to present your data manipulation. If this would be very long (over 1 page), show just some examples and hide the rest of the code.

Provide some summary statistics of your key variables of interest. This could be done as a table or a graph.

2.2. Methods

150 words

Describe what methods were used in the original paper and what methods you used and why.

If suitable, embedd statistical tests comparing model fit of both methods.

3. Results

500 words

Display and describe your research results step by step.

Show code and outputs.

Provide interpretation of your results.

4. Conclusions

200 words

Dicuss you findings in the light of literature.

Reflect why your resutls are similar/different from the original study.

References

min. 5 scietific references, excluding the replicated paper

Freese, J., & Peterson, D. (2017). Replication in social science. Annual Review of Sociology, 43, 147-165, doi: 10.1146.

Appendix

Appendix 1

Appendices can be used to display any additional information or results which do not constitute the core analysis in your paper.