This paper presents a new approach for studying sequences across combinations of binary and ordinal variables. The approach involves three novel methodologies (frequency analysis, graphical mapping of changes between “events”, and dependency analysis), as well as an established adaptation...

This paper presents a new method inspired by evolutionary biology for analyzing longer sequences of requisites for the emergence of particular outcome variables across numerous combinations of ordinal variables in social science analysis. The approach involves repeated pairwise investigations of...

On moral issues, it is well-known that liberals and conservatives often tend to take opposing positions. However, the connection between ideology and positions is not absolute, as evidenced by public opinion moving dramatically on some issues (e.g., gay rights) while not moving on other issues...