Multilevel and Longitudinal Modeling with IBM SPSS (Quantitative Methodology Series)
"The book is written in a logical way with real example studies for each multilevel model. The language is clear and the analysis is accurate. The authors have a talent in making complicated multilevel models more attractive and user friendly. I found the book to be enjoyable. ... The book is mostly suitable for a graduate level course, and it is also a good reference for those who want to learn multilevel modeling using SPSS." -Xing Liu, Education Department, Eastern Connecticut State University, USA, in theInternational Journal of Research & Method in Education"With its thorough coverage of the statistical underpinnings of multilevel modeling and the detailed step-by-step instructions on how to analyze data with IBM SPSS, this text is a gold mine for graduate instruction!"-Laura M. Stapleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA"This text has both depth and breadth of coverage with material that is accessible and transparent to the novice but at the same time comprehensive for the experienced researcher. It is one of those rare texts that is thorough in both the how-tos of the software and the concepts. It is a key multilevel text that any multilevel researcher will not want to be without."- Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn, University of Central Florida, USA"This book is a timely and valuable addition. Multilevel modeling is now becoming much more accessible to practitioners, many of whom use SPSS for other analyses. Therefore, a book like this [is] a great resource … I would purchase the book and require it for my courses... It is a unique contribution to the field... I wish I had thought of writing it first!"- Dick Carpenter, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, USA"The first on the market to explain and illustrate how these multilevel models can be analyzed using the popular SPSS program."- George Marcoulides, University of California, Riverside, USA