Research Catalog

Title

Longitudinal research / by Scott Menard.

Author

Menard, Scott W.

Publication

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2002.

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Description

viii, 93 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"Written in non-technical language, this popular and practical volume has been completely updated to bring readers the latest advice on major issues involved in longitudinal research. It covers: research design strategies; methods of data collection; and how longitudinal and cross-sectional research compares in terms of consistency and accuracy of results."--Pub. desc.

Series Statement

Sage university papers series. Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-076

Uniform Title

Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-076.

Subject

• Longitudinal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Social sciences > Longitudinal studies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Purposes of Longitudinal Research -- Age, Period, and Cohort Effects -- Causal Relationships -- Serendipity and Intentionality in Longitudinal Data -- Designs for Longitudinal Data Collection -- Not-Quite-Longitudinal Designs -- Total Population Designs -- Repeated Cross-Sectional Designs -- Revolving Panel Designs -- Longitudinal Panel Designs -- Other Variations -- Issues in Longitudinal Research -- Genesis Versus Prediction -- Changes in Measurement Over Time -- Panel Attrition -- Treatment of Missing Data in Longitudinal Research -- Repeated Measurement and Panel Conditioning -- Respondent Recall -- The Costs of Longitudinal Research -- Longitudinal Analysis -- Longitudinal Versus Cross-Sectional Statistical Models -- Types of Longitudinal Causal Models -- Measuring Change -- Deterministic Versus Probabilistic Models -- Pooling Cross-Sectional and Time Series Data -- Time Series Analysis -- Methods for Short Time Series With Many Cases -- Methods for Long Time Series With Many Cases -- Conclusion: Longitudinal Versus Cross-Sectional Data and Analysis.

ISBN

0761922091 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2002005572

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Harvard Library