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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gates, Kathleen M.
• Chow, Sy-Miin
• Molenaar, Peter C. M.

Titel

Introduction

Ist Teil von

• Intensive Longitudinal Analysis of Human Processes, 2023, Vol.1, p.1-25

Auflage

1

Ort / Verlag

CRC Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This chapter opens with the standard dictionary definition of variation, and describes three types of variation: across time, across objects, and compared to a given standard. It then introduces the concept of intra-individual variation (IAV), defined as the study of variability across time for individuals. IAV is the foundation for intensive longitudinal analysis. This chapter also defines inter-individual variation (IEV), and Cattell's Data Box, a convenient heuristic device to highlight the differences between IAV and IEV. It then describes the particular sub-disciplines in psychology and related fields of research in which analysis of IAV traditionally has fulfilled a prominent role, such as classical test theory, behavior analysis, cognitive neuroscience (or psychophysiology), developmental psychology, experimental psychology, econometrics, and personalized medicine. It then introduces the various statistical methods to be covered in the book, including time series analysis, dynamic factor models, multivariate time series, model selection and estimation, network analysis, control theory, and more. Finally, it introduces the data sets that will be used throughout the book.