ABSTRACT

A comprehensive resource for analyzing a variety of categorical data, this book emphasizes the application of many recent advances of longitudinal categorical statistical methods. Each chapter provides basic methodology, helpful applications, examples using data from all fields of the social sciences, computer tutorials, and exercises. Written for social scientists and students, no advanced mathematical training is required. Step-by-step command files are given for both the CDAS and the SPSS software programs.

chapter 1|14 pages

Describing Categorical Variables

chapter 2|30 pages

Log-linear modeling

chapter 4|18 pages

Chi-Square Partitioning Models

chapter 5|50 pages

Prediction Analysis