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Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error
Paul P. Biemer
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Description for Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error
Hardcover. This book concerns the error in data collected using sample surveys, the nature and magnitudes of the errors, their effects on survey estimates, how to model and estimate the errors using a variety of modeling methods, and, finally, how to interpret the estimates and make use of the results in reducing the error for future surveys. Series: Wiley Series in Survey Methodology. Num Pages: 388 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 768.
Combining theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects, Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error successfully guides readers through the accurate interpretation of survey results for quality evaluation and improvement. This book is a comprehensive resource on the key statistical tools and techniques employed during the modeling and estimation of classification errors, featuring a special focus on both latent class analysis (LCA) techniques and models for categorical data from complex sample surveys. Drawing from his extensive experience in the field of survey methodology, the author examines early models for survey measurement error and identifies their similarities and differences as well as their ... Read morestrengths and weaknesses. Subsequent chapters treat topics related to modeling, estimating, and reducing errors in surveys, including:
- Measurement error modeling forcategorical data
- The Hui-Walter model and othermethods for two indicators
- The EM algorithm and its role in latentclass model parameter estimation
- Latent class models for three ormore indicators
- Techniques for interpretation of modelparameter estimates
- Advanced topics in LCA, including sparse data, boundary values, unidentifiability, and local maxima
- Special considerations for analyzing datafrom clustered and unequal probability samples with nonresponse
- The current state of LCA and MLCA (multilevel latent class analysis), and an insightful discussion on areas for further research
Throughout the book, more than 100 real-world examples describe the presented methods in detail, and readers are guided through the use of lEM software to replicate the presented analyses. Appendices supply a primer on categorical data analysis, and a related Web site houses the lEM software.
Extensively class-tested to ensure an accessible presentation, Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error is an excellent book for courses on measurement error and survey methodology at the graduate level. The book also serves as a valuable reference for researchers and practitioners working in business, government, and the social sciences who develop, implement, or evaluate surveys.
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Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Series
Wiley Series in Survey Methodology
Place of Publication
New York, United States
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About Paul P. Biemer
Paul P. Biemer, PhD, is Distinguished Fellow in Statistics at RTI International and Associate Director for Survey Research and Development at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An expert in the field of survey measurement error, Dr. Biemer has published extensively in his areas of research interest, which include ... Read moresurvey design and analysis; general survey methodology; and nonsampling error modeling and evaluation. He is a coauthor of Introduction to Survey Quality and a coeditor of Telephone Survey Methodology, Survey Measurement and Process Quality, and Measurement Errors in Surveys, all published by Wiley. Show Less
Reviews for Latent Class Analysis of Survey Error
"Biemer (statistics, RTI International and survey research and development, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) provides a comprehensive source on the primary statistical tools and techniques used in the modeling and estimation of classification errors, with a particular focus on latent class techniques and models for categorical data from complex sample surveys . . . the book would be ... Read moreuseful as a text for graduate level courses in measurement error and survey methodology, as well as a reference for researchers and professionals in business, government, and social sciences who are responsible for developing, implementing, or evaluating surveys." (Booknews, 1 April 2011) "By combining theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of estimating classification error, the book provides a guide for the practitioner as well as a text for the student of survey error evaluation". (RTI International, 18 January 2011) Show Less
