摘要
这篇文章演示了如何使用纵贯性数据和生长模型来回答关于“变化”和“趋势”的研究问题。首先,我们讨论纵贯性数据在社会学研究中的主要优点;然后,通过比较几种纵贯性数据分析方法,揭示生长模型较之于其他传统方法的主要优势。我们还讨论了简单生长模型的几种延伸,包括对模型中固定效应的延伸和对随机效应的延伸。最后,为了帮助读者更好地理解文中讨论的分析技术,并进而能够在自己的研究中使用这些技术,我们提供了一个简单范例来解释文中提到的主要概念和分析策略。
The authors show in this paper how to use longitudinal data and growth modeling technique to investigate research questions regarding “change' and “trend'. The authors first discuss advantages of using longitudinal data over cross-sectional data in sociological research of change. Then the authors compare various approaches utilizing longitudinal data to answer research questions about change, and discuss why growth modeling is superior to traditional approaches. The authors also look at some extensions to the basic growth modeling, both to the fixed components and the random components in growth model. Finally, to help readers to understand better and feel comfortable to use these analytical tools in their own research, the authors provide a simple pedagogical example to demonstrate major concepts and analytical strategies discussed in this paper.
出处
《社会学研究》
CSSCI
北大核心
2005年第5期69-91,共23页
Sociological Studies
