Analysing Change: Methods for the Measurement and Explanation of Change in the Social Sciences: Measurement and Explanation Using Longitudinal Data - Hardcover

Plewis, Dr. Ian

 
9780471104445: Analysing Change: Methods for the Measurement and Explanation of Change in the Social Sciences: Measurement and Explanation Using Longitudinal Data

Synopsis

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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