Re: event hx analysis

[Chris Browning <cbrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ellen,

A good introduction to event history:                      

Yamguchi, Kazuo.  1991.  Event history analysis.
Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications.

He includes some sample data sets and exercises that are worth doing to
get you familiar with the basic models (e.g., discrete time logit).


Christopher Browning
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, Laura Frame wrote:

> Ellen,
> 
> I have found Diane DePanfilis' dissertation to be a great resource, both in
> terms of methodological issues and content.  I believe it would be very
> relevant to your study. 
> 
> DePanfilis, D. (1995).  The epidemiology of child maltreatment recurrences.
>  Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Maryland at Baltimore
> School of Social Work, Baltimore.
> 
> Other references:
> 
> Allison, P. (1995).  Survival analysis using the SAS system:  A practical
> guide. Cary, NC: SAS Institute, Inc. 
> 
> Selvin, S. (1996).  Statistical analysis of epidemiologic data (Second
> Edition).  New York:  Oxford University Press. 
> 
> Also I believe several people, including my colleagues Barbara Needell and
> Daniel Webster, gave presentations at the recent Society for Social Work
> and Research conference (in Charleston, SC) on using event history analysis
> (with a focus on child welfare research).  Perhaps some of these papers are
> available. 
> 
> At 04:19 PM 4/5/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >I am designing a study of CPS investigative and decision-making
> >processes, and a colleague recommended using event history analysis to
> >explore how timing of interviews and other variables are associated
> >w/investigation outcomes.  Does anyone know of similar studies in which
> >this technique has been used?  Or, any recommendations about books to
> >read, people to talk to, to familiarize myself w/event history analysis?
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Ellen Brickman, Ph.D.
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> >
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