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Author Box-Steffensmeier, Janet M., 1965-

Title Event history modeling : a guide for social scientists / Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Bradford S. Jones
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 218 pages) : illustrations
Series Analytical methods for social research
Analytical methods for social research.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Event History and Social Science; CHAPTER 2 The Logic of Event History Analysis; CHAPTER 3 Parametric Models for Single-Spell Duration Data; CHAPTER 4 The Cox Proportional Hazards Model; CHAPTER 5 Models for Discrete Data; CHAPTER 6 Issues in Model Selection; CHAPTER 7 Inclusion of Time-Varying Covariates; CHAPTER 8 Diagnostic Methods for the Event History Model; CHAPTER 9 Some Modeling Strategies for Unobserved Heterogeneity; CHAPTER 10 Models for Multiple Events
Summary This book provides a guide to event history analysis for researchers and advanced students in the social sciences. The authors explain the foundational principles of event-history analysis, and analyse numerous examples. They also discuss common problems encountered with time-to-event data, along with suggestions for implementing duration modeling methods
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index
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Subject Event history analysis -- Computer simulation
Social sciences -- Methodology.
History -- Methodology.
REFERENCE -- Research.
Event history analysis -- Computer simulation
History -- Methodology
Social sciences -- Methodology
Ereignisdatenanalyse
Sozialwissenschaften
Event history analysis.
Événement historique.
Histoire.
Méthode d'analyse.
Méthode historique.
Recherche en sciences sociales.
Simulation par ordinateur.
Genre/Form Guide (Descripteur de forme)
Form Electronic book
Author Jones, Bradford S., 1965-
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