The Consequences of Ignoring Individuals' Mobility in Multilevel Growth Models: A Monte Carlo Study

Autor/inn/en	Luo, Wen; Kwok, Oi-man
Titel	The Consequences of Ignoring Individuals' Mobility in Multilevel Growth Models: A Monte Carlo Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 37 (2012) 1, S.31-56 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1076-9986
DOI	10.3102/1076998610394366
Schlagwörter	Mobility; Statistical Analysis; Models; Longitudinal Studies; Data Analysis; Monte Carlo Methods; Statistical Inference; Computation; Student Mobility; Statistical Bias; Accuracy; Error of Measurement; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mobilität; Mobilitätsförderung; Statistische Analyse; Analogiemodell; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Auswertung; Monte-Carlo-Methode; Inferential statistics; Schließende Statistik; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Messfehler
Abstract	In longitudinal multilevel studies, especially in educational settings, it is fairly common that participants change their group memberships over time (e.g., students switch to different schools). Participant's mobility changes the multilevel data structure from a purely hierarchical structure with repeated measures nested within individuals and individuals nested within clusters to a cross-classified structure with repeated measures cross-classified by both individuals and clusters. If researchers fail to consider the cross-classified data structure and simply use the hierarchical linear models (HLMs) instead of the more appropriate cross-classified random-effects models (CCREMs) to analyze the data, there will be biases in the estimates of variance components and inaccurate statistical inference regarding the fixed effects. In addition, the impact of such model misspecification depends on factors including the rate of mobility and the pattern of mobility. (Contains 5 figures, 1 table, and 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10