Analyzing Qualitative/categorical Data

Download or read book Analyzing Qualitative/categorical Data written by Leo A. Goodman and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1985 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Statistical methods covering log-linear models and latent-structure analysis are presented and described for the analysis of qualitative or categorical data to assist the pressing needs of social researchers and others in developing and applying a unified and systematic approach to the analysis of such data. The scope of applications in this approach includes methods for the sociologist examining the relationship between poverty and crime; the educational researcher examining the reliability and validity of a set of test items; the psychometrician developing a new measurement scale; the market researcher analyzing purchase behavior in different market segments; the medical researcher attempting to identify factors associated with various diseases (e.g., breast cancer); and the political scientist examining voter behavior. The methods are applicable to computer programs. (wz).