More comprehensive than other texts, this new book covers the classic and cutting edge
multivariate techniques used in today's research. Ideal for courses on multivariate …

The new edition of An Introduction to Statistical Concepts is designed to help students really
understand statistical concepts, the situations in which they can be used, and how to apply …

The first book to provide a unified framework for both single-level and multilevel modeling of
ordinal categorical data, Applied Ordinal Logistic Regression Using Stata by Xing Liu helps …

Complex survey data are collected by means other than simple random samples. This
creates two analytical issues: nonindependence and unequal selection probability. Failing …

We conducted a methodological review of articles using the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA) or Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study …

This article reports the evaluation results from Strong Communities for Children, a multi-year
comprehensive community-based initiative to prevent child maltreatment and improve …

Statistical Concepts—A Second Course presents the last 10 chapters from An Introduction to
Statistical Concepts, Fourth Edition. Designed for second and upper-level statistics courses …

We examine student performance on mathematics items from the 2012 Program for
International Student Assessment. Utilizing a 4 parameter logistic Item Response Theory …

Introduction Bilingualism has historically been claimed to be a risk factor for developmental
stuttering. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K …

Objectives Family-centered care has been associated with positive outcomes for children
with special health care needs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the …