Preface
Acknowledgments
Section I: Scaling
Chapter 1: Dual Scaling - Shizuhiko Nishisato
Chapter 2: Multidimensional Scaling and Unfolding of Symmetric and
Asymmetric Proximity Relations - Willem J. Heiser and Frank M.T.A.
Busing
Chapter 3: Principal Components Analysis With Nonlinear Optimal
Scaling Transformations for Ordinal and Nominal Data - Jacqueline
J. Muelman, Anita J. Van der Kooij, and Willem J. Heiser
Section II: Testing and Measurement
Chapter 4: Responsible Modeling of Measurement Data for Appropriate
Inferences: Important Advances in Reliability and Validity Theory -
Bruno D. Zumbo and Andre A. Rupp
Chapter 5: Test Modeling - Ratna Nandakumar and Terry Ackerman
Chapter 6: Differential Item Functioning Analysis: Detecting DIF
Items and Testing DIF Hypotheses - Louis A. Roussos and William
Stout
Chapter 7: Understanding Computerized Adaptive Testing: from
Robbins-Monro to Lord and Beyond - Hua-Hua Chang
Section III: Models for Categorical Data
Chapter 8: Trends in Categorical Data Analysis: New, Semi-New, and
Recycled Ideas - David Rindskopf
Chapter 9: Ordinal Regression Models - Valen E. Johnson and James
H. Albert
Chapter 10: Latent Class Models - Jay Magidson and Jeroen K.
Vermunt
Chapter 11: Discrete-Time Survival Analysis - John B. Willett and
Judith D. Singer
Section IV: Models for Multilevel Data
Chapter 12: An Introduction to Growth Modeling - Donald
Hedecker
Chapter 13: Multilevel Models for School Effectiveness Research -
Russell W. Rumberger and Gregory J. Palardy
Chapter 14: The Use of Hierarchical Models in Analyzing Data from
Experiments and Quasi-Experiments Conducted in Field Settings -
Michael Seltzer
Chapter 15: Meta-Analysis - Spyros Konstantopoulos and Larry V.
Hedges
Section V: Models for Latent Variables
Chapter 16: Determining the Number of Factors in Exploratory and
Confirmatory Factor Analysis - Rick H. Hoyle and Jamieson L.
Duvall
Chapter 17: Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Nonexperimental
Design and Analysis with Latent Variables - Gregory R. Hancock
Chapter 18: Applying Dynamic Factor Analysis in Behavioral and
Social Science Research - John R. Nesselroade and Peter C. M.
Molenaar
Chapter 19: Latent Variable Analysis: Growth Mixture Modeling and
Related Techniques for Longitudinal Data - Bengt Muthen
Section VI: Foundational Issues
Chapter 20: Probabalistic Modeling with Bayesian Networks - Richard
E. Neapolitan and Scott Morris
Chapter 21: The Null Ritual: What You Always Wanted to Know About
Significance Testing but Were Afraid to Ask - Gerd Gigerenzer,
Stefan Krauss, and Oliver Vitouch
Chapter 22: On Exogeneity - David Kaplan
Chapter 23: Objectivity in Science and Structural Equation Modeling
- Stanley A. Mulaik
Chapter 24: Causal Inference - Peter Spirtes, Richard Scheines,
Clark Glymour, Thomas Richardson, and Christopher Meek
Index
David Kaplan received his Ph.D. in Education from UCLA in 1987. He is now a Professor of Education and (by courtesy) Psychology at the University of Delaware. His research interests are in the development and application of statistical models to problems in educational evaluation and policy analysis. His current program of research concerns the development of dynamic latent continuous and categorical variable models for studying the diffusion of educational innovations.
“The 24 chapters in this Handbook span a wide range of topics,
presenting the latest quantitative developments in scaling theory,
measurement, categorical data analysis, multilevel models, latent
variable models, and foundational issues. Each chapter reviews the
historical context for the topic and then describes current work,
including illustrative examples where appropriate. The level of
presentation throughout the book is detailed enough to convey
genuine understanding without overwhelming the reader with
technical material. Ample references are given for readers who wish
to pursue topics in more detail. The book will appeal to both
researchers who wish to update their knowledge of specific
quantitative methods, and students who wish to have an integrated
survey of state-of- the-art quantitative methods.”
*Roger E. Millsap*
“This handbook discusses important methodological tools and topics
in quantitative methodology in easy to understand language. It is
an exhaustive review of past and recent advances in each topic
combined with a detailed discussion of examples and graphical
illustrations. It will be an essential reference for social science
researchers as an introduction to methods and quantitative concepts
of great use.”
*Irini Moustaki*
“David Kaplan and SAGE Publications are to be congratulated on the
development of a new handbook on quantitative methods for the
social sciences. The Handbook is more than a set of methodologies,
it is a journey. This methodological journey allows the reader to
experience scaling, tests and measurement, and statistical
methodologies applied to categorical, multilevel, and latent
variables. The journey concludes with a number of philosophical
issues of interest to researchers in the social sciences. The new
Handbook is a must purchase.”
*Neil H. Timm*
"David Kaplan has convened a panel of top-notch methodologians, who
take on the challenge in the writing of The SAGE Handbook of
Quantitative Methodology for the Social Sciences (SHQM). The result
is an engrossing collection of chapters that are sure to add
screwdrivers, wrenches, and the occasional buzzsaw to your toolbox.
A notable strength of the SHQM is the generally structure of each
chapter. The chapters of the SHQM are a worthy accomplishment. The
SHQM is both well conceived and well executed, providing the reader
with numerous insights and a broader sense for the available tools
of the quantitative methodological trade. It is most likely that
few readers will have the opportunity to read this book from cover
to cover, but should they feel so inspired, they will find the
effort both rewarding and thought provoking."
*September 2006*
"The Handbook provides an excellent introduction to broad range of
state-of-the-art quantitative methods applicable to the social
sciences. It shows the breadth and depth of advanced quantitative
methods used by social scientists from numerous interrelated
disciplines, it is rich with examples of real-world applications of
these methods, and it provides suggestions for further readings and
study in these areas. It is well worth reading cover-to-cover, and
it is a very useful addition to the reference libraries of all
quantitative social scientists, applied statisticians, and graduate
students."
*John G. Orme*
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