The Sage sourcebook of advanced data analysis methods for communication research / edited by Andrew F. Hayes, Michael D. Slater, Leslie B. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Andrew F.

Contributor:

Slater, Michael D.

Snyder, Leslie B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication--Research--Statistical methods.

Communication.

Communication--Research.

Statistics.

Physical Description:

viii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Advanced data analysis methods for communication research

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage Publications, [2008]

Summary:

A must-have volume for every communication researcher's library, The SAGE Sourcebook of Advanced Data Analysis Methods for Communication Research provides an introductory treatment of various advanced statistical methods applied to research in the field of communication. Written by authors who use these methods in their own research, each chapter gives a nontechnical overview of each method and how it can be used to answer communication-related questions or aid the researcher dealing with difficult data problems. Students and faculty interested in diving into a new statistical topic-such as latent growth modeling, multilevel modeling, propensity scoring, or time series analysis-will find each chapter an excellent springboard for acquiring the background needed to jump into more advanced, technical readings.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Contemporary Approaches to Assessing Mediation in Communication Research / Kristopher J. Preacher, Andrew F. Hayes 13

Chapter 3 Assessing Change and Intraindividual Variation: Longitudinal Multilevel and Structural Equation Modeling / Kimberly L. Henry, Michael D. Slater 55

Chapter 4 Time Series Analysis: Traditional and Contemporary Approaches / Itzhak Yanovitzky, Arthur VanLear 89

Chapter 5 Event History Analysis for Communication Research / Leslie B. Snyder, Ann A. O'Connell 125

Chapter 6 Estimating Causal Effects in Observational Studies: The Propensity Score Approach / Itzhak Yanovitzky, Robert Hornik, Elaine Zanutto 159

Chapter 7 Commentary on the Uses and Misuses of Structural Equation Modeling in Communication Research / R. Lance Holbert, Michael T. Stephenson 185

Chapter 8 Multilevel Modeling: Studying People in Contexts / Hee Sun Park, William P. Eveland, Jr., Robert Cudeck 219

Chapter 9 Communication Network Analysis / Thomas W. Valente 247

Chapter 10 Scaling and Cluster Analysis / David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Beverly Roskos-Ewoldsen 275

Chapter 11 Contemporary Approaches to Meta-Analysis in Communication Research / Blair T. Johnson, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, Leslie B. Snyder, Seth M. Noar, Tania B. Huedo-Medina 311

Chapter 12 Approaches to the Handling of Missing Data in Communication Research / Ofer Harel, Rick Zimmerman, Olga Dekhtyar 349.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1412927900

9781412927901

OCLC:

137246010