Analysing Change
Measurement and Explanation Using Longitudinal Data
Published on 15. May 1985
Book
Hardback
194 pages
978-0-471-10444-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is for social scientists concerned with the analysis of quantitative longitudinal data. It addresses difficult conceptual problems of measuring change with social science data, and the advantages of longitudinal data for constructing causal models of various kinds. A feature of this book is its emphasis on illustrating suggested approaches by careful analyses of actual research projects - the examples used come from a wide range of contexts within the social sciences and they are typical of the kinds of data collected by educationalists, social and developmental psychologists, social administrators, sociologists and political scientists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-10444-5 (9780471104445)
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Content
Preface; The Concept of Change; Ways of Measuring Change; Models for the Description and Explanation of Relative Change; Causal Models for Change; The Effects of Measurement Error on Models for Change; Models for Change when the Data are Categorical (1); Models for Change when the Data are Categorical (2); Models for Data Collected on Three or More Occasions; Models for Transition and Duration; Miscellaneous Topics and Conclusions; References; Author and Subject Index.