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Author:   G¨otz Rohwer (Ruhr--Universitat Bochum, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9780415534215

ISBN 10:   0415534216
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   21 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Variables and Relations 1.1 Variables and Distributions 1.2 Relations 2. Notions of Structure 2.1 Statistical Notions of Structure 2.2 Taking Relations into Account 3. Processes and Process Frames 3.1 Historical and Repeatable Processes 3.2 Time Series and Statistical Processes 3.3 Stochastic Process Frames 4. Functional Models 4.1 Deterministic Models 4.2 Models with Stochastic Variables 4.3 Exogenous and Unobserved Variables 5. Functional Causality 5.1 Functional Causes and Conditions 5.2 Ambiguous References to Individuals 5.3 Isolating Functional Causes 6. Models and Statistical Data 6.1 Functional Models and Data 6.2 Experimental and Observational Data 6.3 Interventions and Reference Problems 7. Models with Event Variables 7.1 Situations and Events 7.2 Event Models with Time Axes 7.3 Dynamic Causality 8. Multilevel and Population-level Models 8.1 Conceptual Frameworks 8.2 Models of Statistical Processes 8.3 Functional Causality and Levels

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G¨otz Rohwer is professor of methods of social research and statistics at the Ruhr-Universit¨at Bochum (Germany). He has published books and articles on statistical methods, in particular for longitudinal data analysis.

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