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Preliminary Info
BHPS Data Confrontation Workshop
Essex Summer School
Brendan Halpin,
Sociology, Limerick University
July 17-21, 2006
Preliminary Info
Course Overview
Session 1: Introduction to the BHPS
What is the BHPS?
Types of longitudinal dataset
Examples of longitudinal studies
The BHPS
The Sample
Following rules
Attrition
Outcomes for OSMs with Full Interview at Wave 1
Sample size and new samples
Interview and survey procedures
Questionnaires and content
Access to data and documentation
Session 2: The BHPS Dataset - Handling panel data
Individuals and Households
Cross-file working
Data handling strategies
Session 3: Analysis at Different Levels
How and why to distinguish between levels
Forms of Longitudinal Data
Methods of data representation
Data manipulation details
Session 4: Methods of Analysis
Examples
Session 5: Attrition, weighting and imputation
Weighting
Non-response and imputation
Session 6/7: Work-Life Histories
`Continuous' longitudinal data
BHPS work-life histories
Logical collection strategy
Easier work-life history files
Generated files
A closer look at the coverage
Strategy
newpan
and seam effects
The
newpan
work-history file
Examples
Session 8: Specific Methods (i)
Loglinear models
Duration models
Session 9: Specific Methods (ii)
Fixed and random effects models
Multilevel models
Session 10: Specific Methods (iii)
Sequence Analysis
© Brendan Halpin
(e-mail)
23-Apr-2012
Department of Sociology
,
University of Limerick
Taught programme:
MA in Sociology (Applied Social Research)
,
Short course, May 14/15 2012:
Categorical Data Analysis for Social Scientists
