Working with longitudinal data: Attrition and retention, data quality, measures of change and other analytical issues

International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-186

  Young, Anne ^a   Powers, Jennifer ^a   Wheway, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Panel studies; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84980351465     PISSN: 18340806     EISSN: 18340814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/mra.455.1.2.175     Document Type: Article

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