Analyzing tree structures with Configural Frequency Analysis and the R-package confreq.

Autor/inn/en	Stemmler, Mark; Heine, Jörg-Henrik; Wallner, Susanne
Titel	Analyzing tree structures with Configural Frequency Analysis and the R-package confreq.
Quelle	In: Psychological test and assessment modeling, 61 (2019) 4, S. 419-433 PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Literaturangaben
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2190-0493; 2190-0507
Schlagwörter	Längsschnittuntersuchung; Methode; Schuljahr 09; Schuljahr 11; Verhaltensauffälligkeit; Computerprogramm; Sucht; Datenauswertung; Softwaretechnologie; Konfiguration; Frequenzanalyse; Jugendkriminalität; Anwendung; Chance; Daten; Modellierung; Risikofaktor; Theoretisches Modell; Allein erziehender Elternteil; Jugendlicher
Abstract	This article describes the use of Configural Frequency Analysis [...] for detecting a tree structure in data that was analyzed with the SPSS module Answer Tree. At the same time, the application of the R package confreq (Heine, 2019) is demonstrated. The data example is taken from a longitudinal study on deviant and delinquent behavior in juveniles. The study is called 'Chances and Risks in the Life-Course (CURL)' [...]. Here, the offender status of juveniles in 11th grade was predicted by several risk factors measured two years earlier. The CHAID analysis detected a two level tree with illegal substance use as the first node and with the nodes antisocial attitudes and living in a single parent home on the second level. Functional Configural Frequency Analysis [...] was applied to model the data structure in several steps: First, a main effects model is performed, then a significant configuration addressing non-offending in juveniles is blanked out and finally, effect vectors modeling the decision treesequence were introduced into the design matrix. This resulted in a fitting model which suggests that the tree structure was correctly modeled. The theoretical background for this data application can be found in this Special Issue [...]. Syntax and outputs based on confreq are presented to create a hands-on application. (Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2021/2