An effective technique for data analysis in the social sciences
The recent explosion in longitudinal data in the social sciences highlights the need for this timely publication. Latent Curve Models: A Structural Equation Perspective provides an effective technique to analyze latent curve models (LCMs). This type of data features random intercepts and slopes that permit each case in a sample to have a different trajectory over time. Furthermore, researchers can include variables to predict the parameters governing these trajectories.
The authors synthesize a vast amount of research and...
An effective technique for data analysis in the social sciences
The recent explosion in longitudinal data in the social sciences highlights the need...
In 1950, Patrick Curran joins a large Irish Catholic family in Los Angeles, California. He eases through the idyllic fifties, (the first television generation), fights for stability and clarity in the turbulent sixties, (with assassinations, race riots and the Vietnam War) and then takes flight in the psychedelic seventies. (with student demonstrations, hippies and the drug induced golden age of rock and roll) He reflects on his generation's reaction and his own reactions to the events of the day and travels the world to find peace and authenticity. He finds temporary solace living in several...
In 1950, Patrick Curran joins a large Irish Catholic family in Los Angeles, California. He eases through the idyllic fifties, (the first television ge...
