Don Soo Chon

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Is it inappropriate to treat a 5-point Likert scale (an independent variable) as a continous variable?

A journal editor indicated that treating a 5-point Likert scale (an independent variable) as a continuous variable was inappropriate in the initial review. I used a single item for a variable and...

09 February 2024 3,321 3 View

Is a self-driving car real?

It is fascinating news for me to hear about the possibility of a self-driving (or sometimes called autonomous) car. It looks like the car drives itself if its driver puts it on "auto pilot" like...

18 June 2018 4,550 6 View

Do you think that China will continue its rapid economic development without democratic political system?

Usually, democratic political system and capitalist economic system go together. However, China may be the exception as they have achieved rapid economic development without adopting western...

13 June 2018 725 15 View

What is the most effective online instructional method that works best for you?

This question is for those who have taught online classes. Several different online instructional methods are available such as PowerPoint (or PDF, Word doc) only, live chat with audio or video as...

21 May 2018 7,806 3 View

Will the number of students who take face-to-face classes be significantly reduced in the future because of the popularity of online education?

It appears that more students take online (or distance learning) classes in these days in comparison with those in the past. Do you think that the number of students on university campuses are...

16 May 2018 6,807 28 View

Does the development of secular knowledge leads to the decline of religions?

Some people argued that the development of secular knowledge leads to the decline of world major religions. For example, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution questioned the Christian teaching of...

09 May 2018 9,110 19 View

Do you believe in world universal values that is more important than a certain cultural values?

In the 21 century, a certain society still maintains strict social class system which is decided by birth. Social class exist in all societies. The society's social class system is unique because...

08 April 2018 2,470 10 View

Shall convicted felons enjoy the right to vote?

Many states in the United States deprive the right to vote for those who committed felony crimes (serious crimes), and including many other rights as a citizen: holding a public office, public...

02 April 2018 3,162 20 View

What is the meaning of academic ranks in universities to you?

Almost all universities have an academic rank system. As you already knew, in the United States a tenure-track position starts with assistant professor. An assistant professor has a chance to be...

23 March 2018 8,064 10 View

What are scientific evidence which indicate that homosexuality may be a biological disposition?

Some people argue that homosexuality is biologically determined or influenced? If so, what are scientific evidence which indicate that homosexuality may be a biological disposition? Given the...

16 March 2018 1,260 3 View

What are the ways to know whether or not the analysis with multiple imputations is a better estimate than the one with missing data?

I have a panel data set: 39 countries and 12 years (n = 468). My key variable of interest (Variable A) has missing data, along with other variables, and 387 cases are available out of 468. I have...

12 March 2018 6,587 3 View

Do social scientists in European have less preference in the use of statistical analysis than their counterparts in the United States do?

I am a social scientist (more accurately a criminologist) who works in the United States. A couple of years ago, I submitted my manuscript to a journal in Europe for a possible publication. The...

09 March 2018 714 4 View

What factors influence the difference in life expectancy between sexes?

It depends on society. On average, however, men live much shorter than women in many societies. For instance, the life expectancy of men in the United States is about 76, while that of women is...

27 February 2018 6,456 4 View

What would be consequences of President Donald Trump’s policy of imposing specially rated import taxes on certain goods?

To protect American industries and manufacturers, the United States’ President Donald Trump has imposed and will impose specially rated tariffs (import taxes) on certain items. It seems like China...

27 February 2018 2,720 5 View

What should be the best approach to solve North Korea's nuclear weapon and ballistic missile threats?

North Korea has developed nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for the last few decades, and their tests seem successful to a certain degree. North Korea’ such movement is a great threat to the...

23 February 2018 8,763 7 View

Is Purdue University' purchase of Kaplan University a good idea?

A large public and nonprofit university like Purdue University has purchased Kaplan University, a for-profit and online learning institution, and then made Purdue University Global. The Purdue...

01 January 1970 3,442 4 View

What is your opinion on "DFW" policy?

Some universities and colleges implemented the so-called "DFW" policy for faculty evaluation. In other words, a faculty member, who registers a high percentage of students who receive a grade of...

01 January 1970 3,401 2 View

How much percent of manuscripts have you rejected as a reviewer and what are common reasons for the rejection?

I have reviewed fifty-plus journal article manuscripts, and on average I have rejected 85% of all manuscripts. If you have reviewed multiple journal article manuscripts, on average approximately...

01 January 1970 5,655 5 View

Is it ethical to submit a rejected manuscript to another journal without revising?

I served as a reviewer for journal B. I noticed that I already reviewed the same manuscript for journal A. I provided my comments (a couple of pages long) for improvement for journal A. However,...

01 January 1970 8,229 5 View

What is your opinion on data sharing for journal publication?

Data sharing with other researchers via a public depository became common in journal article publication. Journal editors and reviewers commonly pressure an author to share the data used for an...

01 January 1970 2,307 5 View

What is your opinion on picking up a specific student and asking a question to the student in a classroom?

I watched the movie The Paper Chase, which was released in 1973. In the movie, Professor Kingsfield at Harvard Law School chooses a student's name in the student roster and asks the student a...

01 January 1970 9,139 1 View

What do you think of tenure system in the United States?

I am a senior faculty member at a university in the United States. I learned that universities in the United Kingdom no longer maintain a tenure review system. Instead, they distinguish permanent...

01 January 1970 6,184 0 View