Analysis of Questionnaire Data with R

ISBN-13: 9781439817667 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 280 str.

Bruno Falissard

Opis

Addressing the problem of inefficient collection and analysis of questionnaire data, this book proposes a methodology that uses R software. The author takes a practical approach to the subject, presenting principles first followed by detailed examples of their application to real data. He discusses principles of good questionnaire design, data management, capture, and manipulation and covers descriptive statistics, scoring, reliability, and missing data. The book focuses on R packages that are readily available and integrates discussion of their implementation and code throughout. All the data sets and R code packages are provided on a website.

Spis treści

Introduction. Description of Responses. Description of Relationships between Variables. Confidence Intervals and Statistical Tests of Hypothesis. Introduction to Linear, Logistic, Poisson, and Other Regression Models. About Statistical Modelling. Principles for the Validation of a Composite Score. 8 Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling. Introduction to Data Manipulation using R. Appendix A: The Analysis of Questionnaire Data using R: Memory Card. References. Index.

O autorze

After studying mathematics and getting his Ph.D. in biostatistics, the author graduated as a child and adolescent psychiatrist. He is now professor in biostatistics in Paris-Sud University, head of a master in public health and of the research lab "public health and mental health".