poq-theory-and-hypotheses
Use when building the theoretical argument and hypotheses of a Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) manuscript — whether the contribution is to opinion/communication theory or to survey methodology. POQ rewards explicit constructs, mechanisms, and testable hypotheses, and methods papers need a clear claim about a survey-error source. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill poq-theory-and-hypotheses --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Theory & Hypotheses (poq-theory-and-hypotheses) At POQ a result is not a contribution until it is attached to a **clear claim** — about how opinion forms or moves, how communication shapes it, or how a survey-design choice affects measurement. This skill turns findings into theory: explicit constructs, mechanisms, and **falsifiable hypotheses**, in the idiom appropriate to a substantive or a methodological paper. ## When to trigger - The empirics are strong but the "so what / why" is thin - A reviewer said the paper is "atheoretical," "ad hoc," or "just a finding" - You need to state constructs, mechanisms, and hypotheses explicitly - A methods paper needs a precise claim about which survey-error source it addresses ## Build the argument (by kind of paper) ### Substantive opinion / communication paper 1. **Concept** — define the attitude, behavior, or communication construct precisely; distinguish it from neighbors (attitude vs. non-attitude, opinion vs. knowledge, exposure vs. reception). 2. **Mechanism** — the process: how information, identity, framing, or context moves the opinion. 3. **Hypotheses** — directional, falsifiable predictions tied to the mechanism, with the **null
- When to trigger
- Build the argument (by kind of paper)
- Substantive opinion / communication paper
- Survey-methodology paper
- The measurement-validity test (POQ-specific)
- Anti-patterns
- Theory pass for Public Opinion Quarterly
- Output format
- Supplementary resources
What does the poq-theory-and-hypotheses skill do?
Use when building the theoretical argument and hypotheses of a Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ) manuscript — whether the contribution is to opinion/communication theory or to survey methodology. POQ rewards explicit constructs, mechanisms, and testable hypotheses, and methods papers need a clear claim about a survey-error source. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill poq-theory-and-hypotheses --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.