Longitudinal Research (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

Menard, Scott

ISBN 10: 0761922091 / ISBN 13: 9780761922094

Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc (edition 2nd), 2002

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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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Scott Menard is a Professor of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University and a research associate in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his A.B. at Cornell University and his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado, Boulder, both in Sociology. His interests include quantitative methods and statistics, life course criminology, substance abuse, and criminal victimization. His publications include Longitudinal Research (second edition Sage 2002), Applied Logistic Regression Analysis (second edition Sage 2002), Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods (Cambridge University Press 2006, with Delbert S. Elliott, Bruce Rankin, Amanda Elliott, William Julius Wilson, and David Huizinga), Youth Gangs (Charles C. Thomas 2006, with Robert J. Franzese and Herbert C. Covey), and the Handbook of Longitudinal Research (Elsevier 2008), as well as other books and journal articles in the areas of criminology, delinquency, population studies, and statistics.

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Titel: Longitudinal Research (Quantitative ...
Verlag: SAGE Publications, Inc (edition 2nd)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Auflage: 2nd.