Handbook of Longitudinal Research

Design, Measurement, and Analysis
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-12-370481-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 680 Seiten, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 2000 g

Longitudinal research is a broad field in which substantial advances have been made over the past decade. Unlike many of the existing books that only address the analysis of information. The Handbook of Longitudinal Research covers design and measurement as well as the data analysis.

Designed for use by a wide-ranging audience, this Handbook not only includes perspective on the methodological and data analysis problems in longitudinal research but it also includes contributors' data sets that enable readers who lack sophisticated statistics skills to move from theories about longitudinal data into practice.

As the comprehensive reference, this Handbook has no direct competition as most books in this subject area are more narrowly specialized and are pitched at a high mathematical level.

Zielgruppe

Graduate level students, instructors, and practicing researchers in the social and behavioral sciences. Secondary market in related fields like epidemiology and biomedical research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Menard, Scott

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Soziophysik, Wirtschaftsphysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Longitudinal Research Design (6 chapters)
2. Measurement Issues in Longitudinal Research (6 chapters)
3. Descriptive and Causal Analysis in Longitudinal Resarch (6 chapters)
4. Description and Measurement of Qualitative Change (5 chapters)
5. Timing of Qualitative Change: Event History Analysis (4 chapters)
6. Panel Analysis, Structural Equation Models, and Multilevel Models (6 chapters)
7. Time Series Analysis and Deterministic Dynamic Models (3 chapters)