Longitudinal Data Analyses Using Linear Mixed Models in SPSS: Concepts, Procedures and Illustrations

Although different methods are available for the analyses of longitudinal data, analyses based on generalized linear models (GLM) are criticized as violating the assumption of independence of observations. Alternatively, linear mixed models (LMM) are commonly used to understand changes in human beha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniel T. L. Shek, Cecilia M. S. Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.2