Longitudinal Research (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Menard, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803937539 ISBN 13: 9780803937536

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Written in nontechnical language, this practical volume covers the major issues involved in longitudinal research, including research design strategies, methods of data collection, and commonly encountered problems. In addition, it compares longitudinal and cross-sectional research in terms of consistency and accuracy of results.

"The fundamental issues are all clearly and coherently discussed. . . . The discussion makes good use of examples taken from an impressive variety of longitudinal research, which serves to highlight the wide range of applications."

--Contemporary Sociology

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803937539
• ISBN 13: 9780803937536
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 88