Edited and written by a team of leading international social scientists, this handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to multivariate methods. The handbook focuses on regression analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinal data with an emphasis on causal analysis, thereby covering a large number of different techniques including selection models, complex samples, regression discontinuities Each section of the handbook starts with a non-mathematical introduction to the method covered in that section, giving readers a basic knowledge of the method's logic, scope and unique features. Next, the mathematical and statistical basis of each method is presented along with advanced aspects. Using real-world data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and the Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), the handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of each method's application, making this an ideal text for PhD students and researchers embarking on their own data analysis.
Introduction - Christof Wolf and Henning Best PART I: ESTIMATION AND INFERENCE Estimation Techniques: Ordinary least squares and maximum likelihood - Martin Elff Bayesian Estimation of Regression Models - Susumu Shikano PART II: REGRESSION ANALYSIS FOR CROSS-SECTIONS Linear Regression - Christof Wolf and Henning Best Regression Analysis: Assumptions and Diagnostics - Bart Meuleman, Geert Loosveldt and Viktor Emonds Non-Linear and Non-Additive Effects in Linear Regression - Henning Lohmann The Multilevel Regression Model - Joop Hox and Leoniek Wijngaards-de Meij Logistic Regression - Henning Best and Christof Wolf Regression Models for Nominal and Ordinal Outcomes - J. Scott Long Graphical Display of Regression Results - Gerrit Bauer Regression With Complex Samples - Steven G. Heeringa, Brady T. West and Patricia A. Berglund PART III: CAUSAL INFERENCE AND ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL DATA Matching Estimators for Treatment Effects - Markus Gangl Instrumental Variables Regression - Christopher Muller, Christopher Winship and Stephen L. Morgan Regression Discontinuity Designs in Social Sciences - David S. Lee and Thomas Lemieux Fixed-effects Panel Regression - Josef Bruderl and Volker Ludwig Event History Analysis - Hans-Peter Blossfeld and Gwendoline J. Blossfeld Time-Series Cross-Section - Jessica Fortin-Rittberger
