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University of Wyoming
Burke Grandjean

Burke Grandjean
Professor, and Executive Director of the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin 1976; M.A. University of Texas at Austin 1973; B.A. Rice University 1971
burke@uwyo.edu • (307) 760-5913 • WYSAC, 406 S. 21st St., Room 203

 

Dr. Grandjean's current research focus is on survey design and dual-frame sampling (especially how best to combine cell phone and landline samples in telephone surveys).  His interest in survey methodology includes applications to a variety of sociological topics, including social policy, organizational behavior, and the sociology of sport.  His statistical interests are mainly in categorical data analysis and structural equation modeling.
 

Research Interests:
Survey design; sampling; categorical data analysis; structural equation modeling; and applications in the social; behavioral; and policy sciences.

 

Teaching:
Applied Statistics; Eastern Europe; Organizational Structure and Behavior

 

Publications:

Selected Articles

Taylor, Patricia A. and Burke D. Grandjean.  (Forthcoming) "Visitor Satisfaction and Support for Park Fees: Examining the Effects of Front Country, Back Country, and Information in Rocky Mountain National Park," The George Wright Forum.

Taylor, Patricia A., Burke D. Grandjean, David A. Aadland, Bistra Anatchkova, Jason Shogren, and Benjamin Simon.  2008.  "Multistage Research to Assist with Pricing the New Recreation Pass," Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World. (Proceedings of the Biennial Conference on Research in Parks and Protected Areas, paperback and CD-ROM): 157-61. Hancock The George Wright Society.

Grandjean, Burke D., Martha Garcia Leighty, Patricia A. Taylor, and Ying Xu.  2004.  "Is Target Selection by Last Birthday 'Random Enough'? A Split-Ballot Test," Proceedings of The American Statistical Association, Joint Statistical Meetings (CD-ROM): 4789-4793. Alexandria: American Statistical Association.

Bartee, Todd, Burke D. Grandjean and Stephen L. Bieber.  2004.  "Confirming the Reliability of a Theory-Driven Survey Instrument," American Journal of Health Studies 19: 175-9.

Grandjean, Burke D., Patricia A. Taylor and Jay Weiner.  2002.  "Confidence, Concentration, and Competitive Performance of Elite Athletes: A Natural Experiment in Olympic Gymnastics," Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology 24: 320-327.

Grandjean, Burke D., and Jennifer M. Proffitt.  2001.  "Political Communication and Statistical Interaction: Re-interpreting Issue, Image, Involvement, and Interpersonal Conversation," Mass Communication and Society 4: 455-64.

Bollen, Kenneth A., and Burke D. Grandjean.  1981.  "The Dimension(s) of Democracy: Further Issues in the Measurement and Effects of Political Democracy," American Sociological Review 46: 651-9.

Grandjean, Burke D.  1975.  "An Economic Analysis of the Davis-Moore Theory of Stratification," Social Forces 53: 543-52.

Grandjean, Burke D., with responses by Kurt Godel and commentary by Hao Wang.  1987.  "The Grandjean Questionnaire," In Reflections on Kurt Godel, by Hao Wang.  Cambridge MIT Press, 16-26.

Grandjean, Burke D.  1981.  "History and Career in a Bureaucratic Labor Market," American Journal of Sociology 86: 1057-1092.

 

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