Handbook of Survey Research: Quantitative Studies in Social Relations

Bys: James D. Wright, Peter H. Rossi, Andy B. Anderson

Book Overview

This book is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides a general background for what follows; it includes both a discussion of the substantive importance of dynamic analyses is sociology and a review of models and methods previously used by sociologists interested in the empirical study of social dynamics. Part 2 contains eight chapters on models and methods for analyzing change in qualitative outcomes; it concentrates mainly on methods based on analyses of event-history data. Part 3 contains six chapters on comparable models and methods for analyzing change in quantitative outcomes; it focuses primarily on methods based on analysis of panel data. Key Features * Clarifies and develops models and methods for causal analysis of dynamic social processes * Formulates continuous-time models of change in both quantitative and qualitative outcomes * Develops suitable methods for estimating these models from the kinds of data commonly available to sociologists * Develops a stochastic framework for analyzing both qualitative and quantitative outcomes * Alters the way that sociologists think about the empirical study of social change processes

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0125982275
• ISBN13: 9780125982276
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.0"