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Multivariate Applications Series

About the Book Series

This series of books offers highly accessible and widely applicable methodological topics that have broad appeal and are written in easy-to understand language. Sponsored by the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology http://www.smep.org/, it welcomes methodological applications from a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, public health, sociology, education, and business. Authored or edited volumes should feature one of several approaches:

  1. the application of a variety of multivariate methods to a single, major area of research;
  2. a methodological procedure or framework that could be applied to a variety of research areas; or
  3. a variety of perspectives on a controversial topic of interest to applied researchers.

Interested persons should e-mail: Lisa L. Harlow at [email protected].

29 Series Titles


Handbook of Item Response Theory Modeling Applications to Typical Performance Assessment

Handbook of Item Response Theory Modeling: Applications to Typical Performance Assessment

1st Edition

Edited By Steven P. Reise, Dennis A. Revicki
December 12, 2014

Item response theory (IRT) has moved beyond the confines of educational measurement into assessment domains such as personality, psychopathology, and patient-reported outcomes. Classic and emerging IRT methods and applications that are revolutionizing psychological measurement, particularly for ...

Longitudinal Analysis Modeling Within-Person Fluctuation and Change

Longitudinal Analysis: Modeling Within-Person Fluctuation and Change

1st Edition

By Lesa Hoffman
December 04, 2014

Longitudinal Analysis provides an accessible, application-oriented treatment of introductory and advanced linear models for within-person fluctuation and change. Organized by research design and data type, the text uses in-depth examples to provide a complete description of the model-building ...

Structural Equation Modeling With Lisrel, Prelis, and Simplis Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming

Structural Equation Modeling With Lisrel, Prelis, and Simplis: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming

1st Edition

By Barbara M. Byrne
September 11, 2014

This book illustrates the ease with which various features of LISREL 8 and PRELIS 2 can be implemented in addressing research questions that lend themselves to SEM. Its purpose is threefold: (a) to present a nonmathmatical introduction to basic concepts associated with SEM, (b) to demonstrate basic...

Modeling Intraindividual Variability With Repeated Measures Data Methods and Applications

Modeling Intraindividual Variability With Repeated Measures Data: Methods and Applications

1st Edition

Edited By Scott L. Hershberger, D.S. Moskowitz
March 19, 2014

This book examines how individuals behave across time and to what degree that behavior changes, fluctuates, or remains stable. It features the most current methods on modeling repeated measures data as reported by a distinguished group of experts in the field. The goal is to make the latest ...

Contemporary Psychometrics

Contemporary Psychometrics

1st Edition

Edited By Albert Maydeu-Olivares, John J. McArdle
May 01, 2013

Contemporary Psychometrics features cutting edge chapters organized in four sections: test theory, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multivariate analysis. The section on test theory includes topics such as multidimensional item response theory (IRT), the relationship between IRT ...

Structural Equation Modeling with Mplus Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming

Structural Equation Modeling with Mplus: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming

1st Edition

By Barbara M. Byrne
July 21, 2011

Modeled after Barbara Byrne’s other best-selling structural equation modeling (SEM) books, this practical guide reviews the basic concepts and applications of SEM using Mplus Versions 5 & 6. The author reviews SEM applications based on actual data taken from her own research. Using ...

Understanding The New Statistics Effect Sizes, Confidence Intervals, and Meta-Analysis

Understanding The New Statistics: Effect Sizes, Confidence Intervals, and Meta-Analysis

1st Edition

By Geoff Cumming
July 14, 2011

This is the first book to introduce the new statistics - effect sizes, confidence intervals, and meta-analysis - in an accessible way. It is chock full of practical examples and tips on how to analyze and report research results using these techniques. The book is invaluable to readers interested ...

Longitudinal Data Analysis A Practical Guide for Researchers in Aging, Health, and Social Sciences

Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Practical Guide for Researchers in Aging, Health, and Social Sciences

1st Edition

Edited By Jason Newsom, Richard N. Jones, Scott M. Hofer
July 12, 2011

This book provides accessible treatment to state-of-the-art approaches to analyzing longitudinal studies. Comprehensive coverage of the most popular analysis tools allows readers to pick and choose the techniques that best fit their research. The analyses are illustrated with examples from major ...

Handbook of Ethics in Quantitative Methodology

Handbook of Ethics in Quantitative Methodology

1st Edition

Edited By A. T. Panter
January 14, 2011

This comprehensive Handbook is the first to provide a practical, interdisciplinary review of ethical issues as they relate to quantitative methodology including how to present evidence for reliability and validity, what comprises an adequate tested population, and what constitutes scientific ...

Cognitive Assessment An Introduction to the Rule Space Method

Cognitive Assessment: An Introduction to the Rule Space Method

1st Edition

By Kikumi K. Tatsuoka
May 22, 2009

This book introduces a new methodology for the analysis of test results. Free from ambiguous interpretations, the results truly demonstrate an individual’s progress. The methodology is ideal for highlighting patterns derived from test scores used in evaluating progress. Dr. Tatsuoka introduces ...

Applied Data Analytic Techniques For Turning Points Research

Applied Data Analytic Techniques For Turning Points Research

1st Edition

Edited By Patricia Cohen
March 26, 2008

This innovative volume demonstrates the use of a range of statistical approaches that examine "turning points" (a change in direction, magnitude, or meaning) in real data. Analytic techniques are illustrated with real longitudinal data from a variety of fields. As such the book will appeal to a ...

Introduction to Statistical Mediation Analysis

Introduction to Statistical Mediation Analysis

1st Edition

By David P. MacKinnon
January 17, 2008

This volume introduces the statistical, methodological, and conceptual aspects of mediation analysis. Applications from health, social, and developmental psychology, sociology, communication, exercise science, and epidemiology are emphasized throughout. Single-mediator, multilevel, and longitudinal...

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