Two-wave panel analysis: Comparing statistical methods for studying the effects of transitions

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1061-1075

  Johnson, David ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Panel studies; Regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645710228     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2005.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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