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Handbook of data analysis
Melissa A. Hardy,Alan Bryman +1 more
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In this paper, the utility of dummy variables in regression models has been explored for the analysis of incomplete data in the context of social science data analysis, including the use of regression models for categorical information.Abstract:
Introduction - Melissa A Hardy and Alan Bryman Common Threads among Techniques of Data Analysis PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS Constructing Variables - Alan Bryman and Duncan Cramer Summarizing Distributions - Melissa A Hardy Inference - Lawrence Hazelrigg Strategies for Analysis of Incomplete Data - Mortaza Jamshidian Feminist Issues in Data Analysis - Mary Maynard Historical Analysis - Dennis Smith PART TWO: THE GENERAL LINEAR MODEL AND EXTENSIONS Multiple Regression Analysis - Ross M Stolzenberg Incorporating Categorical Information into Regression Models - Melissa A Hardy and John Reynolds The Utility of Dummy Variables Analyzing Contingent Effects in Regression Models - James Jaccard and Tonya Dodge Regression Models for Categorical Outcomes - J Scott Long and Simon Cheng Log Linear Analysis - Douglas L Anderton and Eric Cheney PART THREE: LONGITUDINAL MODELS Modeling Change - Nancy Brandon Tuma Analyzing Panel Data - Trond Petersen Fixed- and Random-Effects Models Longitudinal Analysis for Continuous Outcomes - Guang Guo and John Hipp Random Effects Models and Latent Trajectory Models Event History Analysis - Paul Allison Sequence Analysis and Optimal Matching Techniques for Social Science Data - Heather MacIndoe and Andrew Abbott PART FOUR: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MODELING Sample Selection Bias Models - Vincent Kang Fu, Christopher Winship and Robert D Mare Structural Equation Modeling - Jodie B Ullman and Peter M Bentler Multilevel Modeling - William Browne and J Rasbash Causal Inference in Sociological Studies - Christopher Winship and Michael Sobel The Analysis of Social Networks - Ronald L Breiger PART FIVE: ANALYZING QUALITATIVE DATA Tools of Qualitative Data Analysis - Raymond M Lee and Nigel G Fielding Content Analysis - Roberto P Franzosi Semiotics and Data Analysis - Peter K Manning Conversation Analysis - Steve E Clayman and Virginia Teas Gill Discourse Analysis - Jonathan Potter Grounded Theory - Nick Pidgeon and Karen Henwood The Uses of Narrative in Social Science Research - Barbara Czarniawska Qualitative Research and the Postmodern Turn - Sara Delamont and Paul Atkinsonread more
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