Longitudinal Data Analysis : Designs, Models and Methods

Mooijaart, Ab, van der Kamp, Leo J. Th., van der Kloot, Willem, van der Leeden, Rien, Bijleveld, Catrien C. J. H.

ISBN 10: 0761955380 / ISBN 13: 9780761955382

Editore: SAGE Publications, Limited, 1999

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• Titolo: Longitudinal Data Analysis : Designs, Models and Methods
• Editore: SAGE Publications, Limited
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0761955380
• ISBN 13: 9780761955382
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: 1st Edition.
• Condizione: Good
• Peso: 1,664 libbre

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Riassunto

By looking at the processes of change over time - by carrying out longitudinal studies - researchers answer questions about learning, development, educational growth, social change and medical outcomes.

However, longitudinal research has many faces. This book examines all the main approaches as well as newer developments (such as structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling and optimal scaling) to enable the reader to gain a thorough understanding of the approach and make appropriate decisions about which technique can be applied to the research problem. Conceptual explanations are used to keep technical terms to a minimum; examples are provided for each approach; issues of design, measurement and significance are co

Informazioni sull?autore

The authors all teach longitudinal research methods in the Department of Psychometrics and Research Methodology at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.