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Analysis of Multivariate Social Science Data

2nd Edition

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Authors Left to right in photo: Jane Galbraith - University College London David J. Bartholomew - London School of Economics and Political Science Fiona Steele - University of Bristol Irini Moustaki - London School of Economics and Political Science, Athens University of Economics and Business

Contents

Sample Chapter: Chapter 3: Multidimensional Scaling

Sample Chapter: Chapter 8: Factor Analysis for Binary Data

Downloadable materials

A volume in the Chapman & Hall/CRC Statistics in the Social and Behavioral Sciences series

A copy of the book may be ordered from CRC Press

Features

• Contains three new chapters on regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models, and multilevel models
• Presents numerous examples of real-world applications, including voting preferences, social attitudes, educational test scores, and recidivism
• Covers methods that summarize, describe, and explore multivariate data sets
• Establishes a unified approach to latent variable modeling by providing detailed coverage of the methods, such as item response theory and factor analysis
• Offers full versions of all the data sets in the text, software for performing latent variable analyses, and instructions for implementing the analyses

Audience

Graduate and advanced undergraduate students, researchers, and practitioners of statistics and the social sciences.

Reviews

Journal of Statistical Software, February 2009, Volume 29, Book Review 13, by Patrick Mair (Journal of Statistical Software web site: www.jstatsoft.org)