Analysis of Multivariate Social Science Data - 9781584889601

Analysis of Multivariate Social Science DataAuthor(s): David J. Bartholomew, Fiona Steele, Jane Galbraith, Irini Moustaki\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC\nISBN-13: 9781584889601, 978-1584889601\nSynopsis\nDrawing on the authors varied experiences working and teaching in the field, Analysis of Multivariate Social Science Data, Second Editionenables a basic understanding of how to use key multivariate methods in the social sciences. With updates in every chapter, this edition expands its topics to include regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation models, and multilevel models.\n\nAfter emphasizing the summarization of data in the first several chapters, the authors focus on regression analysis. This chapter provides a link between the two halves of the book, signaling the move from descriptive to inferential methods and from interdependence to dependence. The remainder of the text deals.