Understanding Longitudinal Data
eBook - ePub

Understanding Longitudinal Data

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Understanding Longitudinal Data

About this book

Do you want to use longitudinal data in a research project? This book provides a strong foundation in the fundamentals of longitudinal research, helping you understand where your secondary data come from and discussing core issues in longitudinal research, such as study design, sampling, attrition and missing data.

Covering each step of the research process, from understanding theory through data collection and analysis to writing up, the book offers practical tools to give you confidence in working with longitudinal data. It also:

  • Supports your learning with features such as ?Check your Understanding? questions and further reading. 
  • Examines challenges unique to longitudinal research - and offers solutions.
  • Explores the realities of using longitudinal data with over 45 case studies of research from across the globe including Australia, Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand, the UK and the US.
This straightforward guide is the perfect introduction to longitudinal research for students and researchers across the social sciences.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Author Biography
  7. Preface
  8. 1 What is longitudinal research?
  9. 2 Types of longitudinal study designs
  10. 3 Understanding the sample
  11. 4 Attrition and missing data
  12. 5 Panel Conditioning
  13. 6 Respondent recall and reporting
  14. 7 Question types, features and comparability
  15. 8 Mode of data collection: verbal modes
  16. 9 Mode of data collection: visual modes
  17. 10 Mixed-mode studies in the longitudinal context
  18. 11 Analysing longitudinal data
  19. 12 Talking about longitudinal data
  20. Glossary
  21. References
  22. Index