Public Administration and Policy Review ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 152-.

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Conjoint Experiments in Public Administration Research: Literature Review, Rationale, and Outcome Implementation#br#

  

  • Online:2023-05-17 Published:2023-05-11

公共管理研究中的联合实验: 文献回顾、基本原理及结果实现

  

Abstract:

The wave of conjoint experiment research has been rising in top-tier international public administration journals, tapping the great application potential of conjoint experiments. However, domestic public administration scholars pay little attention to the conjoint experimental method. The lack of application of the conjoint experiment restricts its promotion and dampens disciplinary communication and cooperation internationally. This study conducts a descriptive literature review of 62 conjoint experimental studies published in the mainstream public administration journals, revealing their publication trends, topics of interest, content characteristics, authors' region affiliation, and technical details. Subsequently, this study introduces the rationale and characteristics of conjoint experiment, as well as its application conditions related to the type of dependent variable and the numbers and levels of independent variable. Next, this study demonstrates the execution of conjoint experiments in R language through two examples. In the end, this study offers insights into the application prospect of conjoint experiments in public administration.

Key words: Experimental Method, Survey Experiment, Conjoint Experiment, , Conjoint Analysis, Causal Inference

摘要:

近年来公共管理国际期刊上逐渐兴起一股联合实验研究发表热潮,显示出联合实验巨大的应用潜力。然而国内公管学者对联合实验方法关注较少,鲜见关于联合实验的公管论文,一定程度上制约了该方法的推广,也不利于和国际同行及相关学科进行更好的对话及合作。本文通过对公管主流期刊上的62篇联合实验研究 (截至2022年6月30日)进行描述性文献回顾,揭示公管领域联合实验的发表趋势、研究主题、内容特征、研究者区域国别和研究技术细节。随后介绍了联合实验的基本原理、特色及在因变量类型与自变量数量和水平方面的适用条件。紧接着,本文结合两个实例演示如何通过R语言进行联合实验结果实现。最后,本文对联合实验在公管领域的应用前景进行了展望。

关键词: 实验法, 调查实验, 联合实验, 联合分析, 因果推断