Cohort Analysis

Second Edition
Norval D. Glenn - Department of Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences
Cohort Analysis
December 2004 | 72 pages | Sage US
Create Flyer

If you’re in the Americas, please visit our Sage College Publishing website to purchase or sample this book:

Go to College Publishing Website

Description

Cohort Analysis, Second Edition covers the basics of the cohort approach to studying aging, social, and cultural change. This volume also critiques several commonly used (but flawed) methods of cohort analysis, illustrates appropriate methods, and describes the major sources of suitable data for cohort studies.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Series Editor's Introduction

  • Introduction
  • The Purposes of Cohort Analysis
  • Definitions; Comparison of Cohort Analysis with Related Methods
  • The Identification Problem
  • Strategies for Estimating Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
  • The Mason, Mason, Winsborough, and Poole Method
  • The Nakamura Bayesian Method
  • The Quest Continues
  • Age-Period-Cohort-Characteristic (APCC) Models
  • Informal Means of Assessing APC Effects
  • An Illustration: A Cohort Analysis of Personal Happiness
  • Use of Cohort Analysis for Understanding Change
  • Data Requirements and Availability
  • Data Requirements
  • Data Availability
  • The Future

Notes

Notes

References

References

About the Author

About the Author

Description

Cohort Analysis, Second Edition covers the basics of the cohort approach to studying aging, social, and cultural change. This volume also critiques several commonly used (but flawed) methods of cohort analysis, illustrates appropriate methods, and describes the major sources of suitable data for cohort studies.

Contents

Preface

Preface

Series Editor's Introduction

  • Introduction
  • The Purposes of Cohort Analysis
  • Definitions; Comparison of Cohort Analysis with Related Methods
  • The Identification Problem
  • Strategies for Estimating Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
  • The Mason, Mason, Winsborough, and Poole Method
  • The Nakamura Bayesian Method
  • The Quest Continues
  • Age-Period-Cohort-Characteristic (APCC) Models
  • Informal Means of Assessing APC Effects
  • An Illustration: A Cohort Analysis of Personal Happiness
  • Use of Cohort Analysis for Understanding Change
  • Data Requirements and Availability
  • Data Requirements
  • Data Availability
  • The Future

Notes

Notes

References

References

About the Author

About the Author

SAGE Publishing Logo

Cohort Analysis

Norval D. Glenn
Cancel Print

December 2004 | 72 pages | Sage US

Format Published Date ISBN Price

Cohort Analysis, Second Edition covers the basics of the cohort approach to studying aging, social, and cultural change. This volume also critiques several commonly used (but flawed) methods of cohort analysis, illustrates appropriate methods, and describes the major sources of suitable data for cohort studies.

Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Series Editor's Introduction
  • Introduction
  • The Purposes of Cohort Analysis
  • Definitions; Comparison of Cohort Analysis with Related Methods
  • The Identification Problem
  • Strategies for Estimating Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
  • The Mason, Mason, Winsborough, and Poole Method
  • The Nakamura Bayesian Method
  • The Quest Continues
  • Age-Period-Cohort-Characteristic (APCC) Models
  • Informal Means of Assessing APC Effects
  • An Illustration: A Cohort Analysis of Personal Happiness
  • Use of Cohort Analysis for Understanding Change
  • Data Requirements and Availability
  • Data Requirements
  • Data Availability
  • The Future
  • Notes
  • References
  • About the Author

Recent Product Reviews:

Recommendations