Elisabetta Ruspini

An Introduction to Longitudinal Research

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Produktbeschreibung

One of the major changes in the social science research landscape in recent years has been the introduction of computerised panel surveys in Europe and the US which make longitudinal data widely available to graduate students for the first time. Elisabetta Ruspini here provides a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the issues involved in this kind of research. This book: * Defines the concept of longitudinal research * Gives guidance on sources of longitudinal data in Europe and the US and their strengths and weaknesses * Discusses the choices that need to be made in this kind of research - for instance the advantages and disadvantages of certain types of research data and of different types of analysis * Highlights some of the problems involved, e.g. the issue of comparability within longitudinal research

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9780415260077
• ISBN-10: 0415260078
• Artikelnr.: 21205097

Autorenporträt

Elisabetta Ruspini

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables/figures Glossary Acknowledgments Part 1. Longitudinal
Research 1. What is longitudinal research? 1.1 The need for a definition
1.2 The development of longitudinal research: an historical overview 2.
Longitudinal data; characteristics and analytical advantages 2.1 Repeated
cross-sectional data 2.2 Panel design 2.3 event orientated observation
design (Event History data) 2.4 'Qualitative' longitudinal sources 3. The
issues of data collection and comparability within longitudinal research:
some examples 3.1 Prospective studies. An example of good practices: the
BHPS 3.2 Retrospective studies. How to develop, 'qualitatively', a life
course study: the German Life History study (GLHS) 3.3 The issue of
comparability within longitudinal research (European Community Household
Panel, PACO project, PSID - GSOEP equivalent data file, EPAG data sets,
CHER project) 3.3.1. Ex ante attempts 3.3.2 Ex post attempts 4. Some
problems connected with longitudinal research 4.1 The limitations of
repeated cross-sectional design 4.2 Problems connected with panel design
4.2.1 Timing and error reduction 4.3 Retrospective design and its drawbacks
4.4 Costs and timing of longitudinal research Part 2, Longitudinal Analysis
5. An overview of the major techniques needed to perform longitudinal
analysis 5.1 Time series analysis for repeated cross-sectional data 5.2
Structural Equation Models 5.3 Log-linear and Markov Models of categorical
longitudinal data 5.4 Multilevel analysis 5.5 Event history analysis 5.6
Sequence analysis Conclusions Bibliography Appendix. Description and
characteristics of longitudinal data sets in Europe, Russia and
North-America in chronological order Index