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An introduction to longitudinal surveys, birth cohort studies & big data.

George Ploubidis, PhD, Professor of Population, Health, and Statistics at the Department of Social Science, and Director of Research and Chief Statistician at the Center for Longitudinal Studies at University College, London, discusses longitudinal surveys, birth cohort studies, and big data includi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ploubidis, George (Academic.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2019.
Subjects:
Longitudinal method.
Surveys > Longitudinal studies.
Social surveys > Longitudinal studies.
Cohort analysis.
Big data.
Social sciences > Research.
Longitudinal Studies
Cohort Studies
Méthode longitudinale.
Levés > Études longitudinales.
Enquêtes sociales > Études longitudinales.
Analyse par cohorte.
Données volumineuses.
Sciences sociales > Recherche.
Social surveys.
Surveys.
Longitudinal studies.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:George Ploubidis, PhD, Professor of Population, Health, and Statistics at the Department of Social Science, and Director of Research and Chief Statistician at the Center for Longitudinal Studies at University College, London, discusses longitudinal surveys, birth cohort studies, and big data including the kind of measures captured in longitudinal studies, whether birth-cohort studies are "big data", challenges working with large-scale longitudinal studies, an example of a birth-cohort study, how the data are analyzed, software or tools to manage the data, types of research questions that can be answered with these studies, and advice for someone interested in research using longitudinal and birth-cohort data.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (00:23:41)) : sound, colour
ISBN:9781526499257
1526499258