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About the Author.. Preface.. Chapter 1. Introduction.. Chapter 2. Brief Introduction to R.. Chapter 3. Data Structures and Longitudinal Analysis.. Chapter 4. Graphing Longitudinal Data.. Chapter 5. Introduction to Linear Mixed Effects Regression.. Chapter 6. Overview of Maximum Likelihood Estimation.. Chapter 7. Multimodel Inference and Akaike's Information Criterion.. Chapter 8. Likelihood Ratio Test.. Chapter 9. Selecting Time Predictors.. Chapter 10. Selecting Random Effects.. Chapter 11. Extending Linear Mixed Effects Regression.. Chapter 12. Modeling Nonlinear Change.. Chapter 13. Advanced Topics.. Appendix: Soft Introduction to Matrix Algebra.. References.. Author Index.. Subject Index

This book is unique in its focus on showing students in the behavioral sciences how to analyze longitudinal data using R software. The book focuses on application, making it practical and accessible to students in psychology, education, and related fields, who have a basic foundation in statistics. It provides explicit instructions in R computer programming throughout the book, showing students exactly how a specific analysis is carried out and how output is interpreted. Inglés