Dependent Data in Social Sciences Research (2nd Edition)
Dependent Data in Social Sciences Research: Forms, Issues, and Methods of Analysis
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031563174 | 808 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 59 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031563174 | 808 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 59 MB
This book covers the following subjects: growth curve modeling, directional dependence, dyadic data modeling, item response modeling (IRT), and other methods for the analysis of dependent data (e.g., approaches for modeling cross-section dependence, multidimensional scaling techniques, and mixed models). It presents contributions on handling data in which the postulate of independence in the data matrix is violated. When this postulate is violated and when the methods assuming independence are still applied, the estimated parameters are likely to be biased, and statistical decisions are very likely to be incorrect. Problems associated with dependence in data have been known for a long time, and led to the development of tailored methods for the analysis of dependent data in various areas of statistical analysis. These include, for example, methods for the analysis of longitudinal data, corrections for dependency, and corrections for degrees of freedom.