Pt. I. Longitudinal research -- 1. What is longitudinal research? -- 2. Longitudinal data: characteristics and analytic advantages -- 3. The issues of data collection and comparability within longitudinal research: some examples -- 4. Some problems connected with longitudinal research -- Pt. II. Longitudinal analysis -- 5. An overview of the major techniques needed to perform longitudinal analysis -- App. 1. List of longitudinal studies mentioned in the book -- App. 2. Longitudinal datasets available in Europe, Russia and North America
Summary
"Introduction to Longitudinal Data will be essential reading for students and social researchers thinking of using longitudinal datasets at any level of complexity."--BOOK JACKET
