* Includes new topics such as, covariate effects and non-linear terms, multiple population analysis and univariate and bivariate margins. * Provides a new section on structural equation models (SEM) and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, along with illustrative examples.[...]
Exploring how to use key multivariate methods in the social sciences, this edition contains three new chapters on regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models, and multilevel models. It presents many examples of real-world applications and establishes a unified ap[...]