This chapter describes some of the issues to be considered when dealing with longitudinal data. Longitudinal data can be defined as data gathered on a set of units over multiple time-periods. Longitudinal data can be collected either prospectively or retrospectively, and data can be either qualitative or quantitative. Different ways of deriving repeated observations generate the three main types of longitudinal design: repeated cross-sectional surveys, panel surveys, and retrospective surveys. The world of longitudinal research is thus very heterogeneous. This chapter provides both a concise summary of advantages and disadvantages of each longitudinal design and some guidelines for authors and researchers

Ruspini, E. (2023). Longitudinal Research: A World to Explore. In A.L. Nichols, J. Edlund (a cura di), The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 1: Building a Program of Research (pp. 357-377). Cambridge University Press [10.1017/9781009010054.018].

Longitudinal Research: A World to Explore

Ruspini, E
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2023

Abstract

This chapter describes some of the issues to be considered when dealing with longitudinal data. Longitudinal data can be defined as data gathered on a set of units over multiple time-periods. Longitudinal data can be collected either prospectively or retrospectively, and data can be either qualitative or quantitative. Different ways of deriving repeated observations generate the three main types of longitudinal design: repeated cross-sectional surveys, panel surveys, and retrospective surveys. The world of longitudinal research is thus very heterogeneous. This chapter provides both a concise summary of advantages and disadvantages of each longitudinal design and some guidelines for authors and researchers
Capitolo o saggio
Life Course; Longitudinal Designs; Longitudinal Research; Panel Data; Social Change
English
The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 1: Building a Program of Research
Nichols, AL; Edlund, J
2023
9781009010054
Volume 1: Building a Program of Research
Cambridge University Press
357
377
Ruspini, E. (2023). Longitudinal Research: A World to Explore. In A.L. Nichols, J. Edlund (a cura di), The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Volume 1: Building a Program of Research (pp. 357-377). Cambridge University Press [10.1017/9781009010054.018].
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