Paul Clarke Professor of Social Statistics & ISER Research Director, University of Essex

Email

pclarke@essex.ac.uk

Telephone

01206 873760

Office

2N2.4.20

ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC)

Paul is convenor of MiSoC's cross-cutting strand of methodological work. Together with with Spyros Samothrakis, he is leading a project on the application of machine learning methods in causal inference and more widely in social research.

Understanding Society

• Paul is a co-investigator and Statistical Methods Topic Champion on Understanding Society.

Summary of Research Interests

• Methods for causal analysis
• Statistical modelling of incomplete data
• Methods for longitudinal data analysis
• Survey sampling and design
• Applications of statistical methods in social and health research

Full Publication List

• Paul's publications are listed in his Curriculum vitae (follow the link above)

Publications

1. Refractory depression – mechanisms and efficacy of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RefraMED): findings of a randomised trial on benefits and harms

   Thomas R. Lynch, Roelie J. Hempel, Ben Whalley, et al.

   Journal Article, The British Journal of Psychiatry - Apr 2020
   1. Medicine
   2. Psychiatry
   3. Economics
   4. Research
   5. Well Being
   6. Health

2. Modeling within-household associations in household panel studies

   Fiona Steele, Paul Clarke, and Jouni Kuha

   Journal Article, Annals of Applied Statistics - 2019
   1. Statistical Analysis
   2. Households
   3. Surveys

3. Assessing the robustness of sisVIVE in a Mendelian randomization study to estimate the causal effect of body mass index on income using multiple SNPs from Understanding Society

   Yanchun Bao, Paul Clarke, Melissa Smart, et al.

   Journal Article, Statistics in Medicine - Apr 2019
   1. Income Dynamics
   2. Biology
   3. Genetics

4. Radically open dialectical behaviour therapy for refractory depression: the RefraMED RCT

   Thomas R. Lynch, Roelie J. Hempel, Ben Whalley, et al.

   Journal Article, Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation - Dec 2018
   1. Medicine
   2. Psychiatry
   3. Economics
   4. Research
   5. Well Being
   6. Health

5. A comparison of robust methods for Mendelian randomization using multiple genetic variants

   Yanchun Bao, Paul Clarke, Melissa Smart, et al.

   ISER Working Paper Series, 2018-08 - 25 Jun 2018 - download  
   1. Income Dynamics
   2. Biology
   3. Genetics

6. Multilevel structural equation models for longitudinal data where predictors are measured more frequently than outcomes: an application to the effects of stress on the cognitive function of nurses

   Fiona Steele, Paul Clarke, George Leckie, et al.

   Journal Article, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) - Jan 2017
   1. Statistical Mathematics
   2. Psychology
   3. Survey Methodology

7. Sequence analysis of call record data: exploring the role of different cost settings

   Mark Hanly, Paul Clarke, and Fiona Steele

   Journal Article, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society) - Jun 2016
   1. Statistical Analysis
   2. Surveys

8. Longitudinal modelling with longitudinal households

   Paul Clarke

   Conference Paper, Understanding Society Scientific Conference 2015, 21-23 July 2015, University of Essex, Colchester, UK - 21 Jul 2015
   1. Statistical Analysis
   2. Surveys

9. Refractory depression: mechanisms and evaluation of radically open dialectical behaviour therapy (RO-DBT) [REFRAMED]: protocol for randomised trial

   T. R. Lynch, B. Whalley, R. J. Hempel, et al.

   Journal Article, BMJ Open - Jul 2015
   1. Medicine
   2. Well Being
   3. Health

10. Revisiting fixed- and random-effects models: some considerations for policy-relevant education research

    Paul Clarke, Claire Crawford, Fiona Steele, et al.

    Journal Article, Education Economics - 2015
    1. Statistical Analysis
    2. Education
    3. Economics

11. Estimating structural mean models with multiple instrumental variables using the generalised method of moments

    Paul Clarke, Tom M. Palmer, and Frank Windmeijer

    Journal Article, Statistical Science - 2015
    1. Statistical Analysis
    2. Medicine
    3. Health
    4. Biology

12. Investigating non-ignorable dropout in panel studies of residential mobility

    Elizabeth Washbrook, Paul Clarke, and Fiona Steele

    Journal Article, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) - Feb 2014
    1. Households
    2. Survey Methodology

13. Modeling household decisions using longitudinal data from household panel surveys, with applications to residential mobility

    Fiona Steele, Paul Clarke, and Elizabeth Washbrook

    Journal Article, Sociological Methodology - Aug 2013
    1. Households
    2. Research

14. Subject specific and population average models for binary longitudinal data: a tutorial

    Camille Szmaragd, Paul Clarke, and Fiona Steele

    Journal Article, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies - 2013