Handbook of Data Analysis

Name: Handbook of Data Analysis
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ISBN: 9781848601161

ISBN-10: 1848601166

ISBN-13: 9781848601161

Edition: 2009

Authors: Alan Bryman, Melissa A. Hardy

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This book provides a first-class, reliable guide to the basic issues in data analysis, such as the construction of variables, the characterization of distributions and the notions of inference. Scholars and students can turn to it for teaching and applied needs with confidence. The book also seeks to enhance debate in the field by tackling more advanced topics such as models of change, causality, panel models and network analysis. Specialists will find much food for thought in these chapters. A distinctive feature of the book is the breadth of coverage. No other book provides a better one-stop survey of the field of data analysis. In 30 specially commissioned chapters the editors aim to…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 7/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 728
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English



Introduction: Common Threads among Techniques of Data Analysis




Foundations


Constructing Variables



Summarizing Distributions



Inference



Strategies for Analysis of Incomplete Data



Feminist Issues in Data Analysis



Historical Analysis




The General Linear Model and Extensions


Multiple Regression Analysis



Incorporating Categorical Information into Regression Models: The Utility of Dummy Variables



Analyzing Contingent Effects in Regression Models



Regression Models for Categorical Outcomes



Log-Linear Analysis




Longitudinal Models


Modeling Change



Analyzing Panel Data: Fixed- and Random-Effects Models



Longitudinal Analysis for Continuous Outcomes: Random Effects Models and Latent Trajectory Models



Event History Analysis



Sequence Analysis and Optimal Matching Techniques for Social Science Data




New Developments in Modeling


Sample Selection Bias Models



Structural Equation Modeling



Multilevel Modelling



Causal Inference in Sociological Studies



The Analysis of Social Networks




Analyzing Qualitative Data


Tools for Qualitative Data Analysis



Content Analysis



Semiotics and Data Analysis



Conversation Analysis



Discourse Analysis



Grounded Theory



The Uses of Narrative in Social Science Research



Qualitative Research and the Postmodern Turn