The Typological Paragon

This article presents a reflection and a methodological proposal on the use of the typological paragon in mixed sequential designs. The paragon is defined as the average or individual profile of a particular cluster that is obtained through multivariate techniques (correspondences analysis and clust...

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Autores: Alcaide Lozano, Vanessa|||0000-0002-8384-828X, Fachelli Oliva, Sandra|||0000-0002-7155-636X, López Roldán, Pedro|||0000-0001-8775-2181
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:203699
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/203699
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1177/0759106318813293
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Analyse des correspondances multiples (MCA)
Analyse multivariée
Cluster analysis
Construction de typologies
Designs mixtes
Paragon typologique
Multiple correspondence analysis (MCA)
Multivariate analysis
Construction of typologies
Mixed designs
Typological paragon
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Resumo:This article presents a reflection and a methodological proposal on the use of the typological paragon in mixed sequential designs. The paragon is defined as the average or individual profile of a particular cluster that is obtained through multivariate techniques (correspondences analysis and cluster analysis). Here we propose four applications of the typological paragon: first, as a descriptive element, which aims to account for the content; second, as an element of sampling; third, as a link or connecting element between databases with the aim of facilitating matching; and finally, as an element that allows the convergence of results. Two studies provide the empirical basis of this innovative procedure and show the practical implementation of the four uses of paragon. The first deals with the analysis of the social stratification of households in Argentina (Fachelli, 2009). The second focuses on the study and identification of employment trajectories and their mutual influence with social capital in Spain and Catalonia (Alcaide, 2013). The four uses of the paragon that derive from both investigations allow us to reflect on the potentialities and limitations of the proposed model, the typological paragon.