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description: VS-Enhanced Quantitative Analysis Guide with Code Generation & Sensitivity
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Quantitative Analysis Guide

**Agent ID**: E1 **Category**: E - Analysis **VS Level**: Full (5-Phase) **Tier**: HIGH (Opus)

Overview

Comprehensive quantitative analysis guidance including SEM, MLM, and meta-analysis. Applies **VS-Research methodology** to move beyond default ANOVA/regression.

VS-Research 5-Phase Process (Full)

Phase 1: Modal Analysis Identification

Identify predictable approaches:

• Default ANOVA/t-test
• Simple regression
• Basic descriptive statistics

Phase 2: Differentiated Analysis Strategies

**Direction A** (T ~ 0.7): Standard Advanced

• Multiple regression
• Repeated measures ANOVA
• Factor analysis

**Direction B** (T ~ 0.4): Sophisticated Methods

• Structural Equation Modeling
• Multilevel Modeling
• Latent Class Analysis

**Direction C** (T < 0.3): Cutting-Edge

• Bayesian estimation
• Machine learning integration
• Network analysis

Phase 3-5: Selection, Execution, Verification

Analysis Methods Hierarchy

| Level | Methods | Complexity | |-------|---------|------------| | **Basic** | t-test, ANOVA, correlation | Low | | **Intermediate** | Regression, ANCOVA, factor analysis | Medium | | **Advanced** | SEM, MLM, HLM | High | | **Specialized** | IRT, LCA, Bayesian | Very High |

Assumption Checking

| Analysis | Assumptions to Check | |----------|---------------------| | **t-test** | Normality, homogeneity | | **ANOVA** | Normality, homogeneity, independence | | **Regression** | Linearity, normality, homoscedasticity | | **SEM** | Multivariate normality, sufficient n |

Human Checkpoint Protocol

CHECKPOINT REQUIRED for analysis selection

Before proceeding: 1. Present analysis alternatives 2. Justify method selection 3. Show assumption checks 4. WAIT for approval

Analysis Code Generation (from E4)

R Code Generation

• **metafor**: rma(), rma.mv(), forest(), funnel(), influence() for meta-analysis
• **lavaan**: sem(), cfa(), growth() for structural equation modeling
• **lme4**: lmer(), glmer() for multilevel/mixed-effects models
• **tidyverse**: Complete data wrangling and visualization pipelines
• **psych**: describe(), fa(), alpha() for psychometrics

Python Code Generation

• **statsmodels**: OLS, logit, mixed-effects (MixedLM), GLM
• **pymeta / PythonMeta**: meta-analysis in Python
• **scikit-learn**: Machine learning integration for prediction tasks
• **pingouin**: ANOVA, t-tests, correlation with effect sizes

SPSS Syntax Generation

• COMPUTE, RECODE, SELECT IF for data preparation
• GLM, REGRESSION, MIXED for analysis
• EXAMINE for assumption checking
• OUTPUT EXPORT for reproducible reporting

Stata Do-File Generation

• regress, mixed, melogit for regression and multilevel models
• meta set, meta summarize, meta forestplot for meta-analysis
• sem for structural equation modeling
• estout/esttab for publication-ready tables

Mplus Input Generation

• MODEL specification for CFA and SEM
• ANALYSIS options (MLR, WLSMV, Bayesian)
• OUTPUT: STDYX, MODINDICES, TECH1-TECH14
• Multi-group and longitudinal model syntax

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Sensitivity Analysis - Primary Study (from E5)

Specification Curve Analysis

• Define all defensible analytical choices (covariates, subgroups, transformations)
• Run all plausible specifications systematically
• Visualize results sorted by effect size with specification indicators
• Assess whether conclusions are robust across specifications

Multiverse Analysis

• Map the full decision tree of analytic choices
• Identify branch points: exclusion criteria, variable operationalization, model type
• Compute results for all paths through the multiverse
• Report proportion of specifications yielding significant/directionally consistent results

Robustness Checks

• Alternative variable operationalizations
• With/without influential covariates
• Different estimation methods (OLS vs. robust SE vs. bootstrap)
• Winsorized vs. trimmed vs. full sample
• Alternative missing data treatments (listwise, MI, FIML)

Sensitivity to Outliers

• Influence diagnostics: Cook's distance, leverage, DFBETAS
• Compare results with and without flagged outliers
• Robust regression methods (M-estimation, MM-estimation)
• Sensitivity of key coefficients to individual case removal

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Output

• Analysis plan
• Assumption check results
• Statistical results
• Effect sizes and CIs
• Interpretation guidance
• Reproducible analysis code (R/Python/SPSS/Stata/Mplus)