Introduction to Modern Modelling Methods (The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit)

✍ Scribed by D. Betsy McCoach, Dakota Cintron

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 317
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Using simple and direct language, this concise text provides practical guidance on a wide range of modeling methods and techniques for use with quantitative data. It covers:

·       2-level Multilevel Models

·       Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

·       Longitudinal Modeling using multilevel and SEM techniques

·       Combining organizational and longitudinal models

Part of The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this book will give you the know-how and confidence needed to succeed on your quantitative research journey.

✦ Table of Contents

Half Title
Acknowledgements
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Illustration List
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Clustering and Dependence: Our Entry Into Multilevel Modelling
2 Multilevel Modelling A Conceptual Introduction
3 Multilevel Model Building Steps and Example
4 Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling
5 Specification and Identification of Structural Equation Models
6 Building Structural Equation Models
7 Longitudinal Growth Curve Models in MLM and SEM
8 An Applied Example of Growth Curve Modelling in MLM and SEM
Appendix 1 Brief Introduction to Matrices and Matrix Algebra
Appendix 2 Linking Path Diagrams to Structural Equations
Appendix 3 Wright’s Standardised Tracing Rules
Appendix 4 WRIGHT’S UNSTANDARDISED Tracing Rules and Covariance Algebra
Glossary
References
Index