This book focuses on tools and techniques for building regression models using real-world
data and assessing their validity. A key theme throughout the book is that it makes sense to …

Evaluating overall model fit for growth curve models involves 3 challenging issues.(a) Three
types of longitudinal data with different implications for model fit may be distinguished …

This study examined how individual differences in self-control moderated the relationship
between time perspective and academic achievement, consistent with self-regulatory theory …

1. Large body size hinders locomotor performance in ways that may lead to trade-offs in
predator foraging ability that limit the net predatory benefit of larger size. For example, size …

Objective: The aim was to identify psychosocial factors at work that promote positive
changes in employee health and factors that prevent negative changes in employee health …

With the exception of iodine and Fe, there is still very limited information on the effect of
micronutrients on cognitive function, especially among school-age children. The present …

Four variable-exponent taper equations and their modified forms were evaluated for
lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia Engelm.) trees in Alberta, Canada. A nonlinear …

Based on a multilevel nonlinear mixed model approach, a basal area increment model was
developed for individual aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) trees growing in boreal …

The First Book Dedicated to This Class of Longitudinal ModelsAlthough antedependence
models are particularly useful for modeling longitudinal data that exhibit serial correlation …

Delirium is an often acute and highly fluctuating syndrome that can be transient or in some
cases associated with prolonged disturbances. The best way to capture its natural course is …