Methodological Issues in Aging Research

Zusatztext "The illustrative chapters of current methods for studying age change in Bergeman and Boker's 'Methodological Issues in Aging Research' exemplify the quantum leap that developmental methods have taken in the last 40 years.... one can appreciate the welcome benefits and scientific advances these new methods bring with them." — PsycCRITIQUES Informationen zum Autor Cindy S. Bergeman, Steven M Boker Klappentext This volume, written for early career scholars and young researchers from around the nation, focuses on methodological issues that are especially relevant to aging research. Zusammenfassung This volume, written for early career scholars and young researchers from around the nation, focuses on methodological issues that are especially relevant to aging research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: C.S. Bergeman, S.M. Boker, Preface. J.R. Nesselroade, Quantitative Modeling in Adult Development and Aging: Reflections and Projections. C.S. Bergeman, K.A. Wallace, The Theory-Methods Interface. J.J. McArdle, F. Hamagami, Longitudinal Tests of Dynamic Hypotheses on Intellectual Abilities Measured Over Sixty Years. P.J. Curran, D.J. Bauer, M.T. Willoughby, Testing and Probing Interactions in Hierarchical Linear Growth Models. C. Johnson, S.W. Raudenbush, A Repeated Measures, Multilevel Rasch Model With Application to Self-Reported Criminal Behavior. C. Schuster, Latent-Class Analysis Approaches to Determining the Reliability of Nominal Classifications: A Comparison Between the Response-Error and the Target-Type Approach. S.M. Boker, T.L. Bisconti, Dynamical Systems Modeling in Aging Research. M.J. Wenger, C. Schuster, L.E. Petersen, R.C. Petersen, Applying Proportional Hazards Models to Response Time Data. M.C. Neale, S.M. Boker, C.S. Bergeman, H.H. Maes, The Utility of Genetically Informative Data in the Study of Development. ...

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• Authors: Cindy S. Boker Bergeman, Bergeman/Boker
• Assisted by: Cindy S. Bergeman (Editor), Bergeman Cindy S. (Editor), Steven M Boker (Editor), Steven M. Boker (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2005
• EAN: 9780805843781
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-4378-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Notre Dame Series on Quantitat; Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology; Notre Dame Series on Quantitative Methodology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, REFERENCE / Research, Age groups: the elderly, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology, Age groups: the elderly / old age