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Wu, Wei; Jia, Fan; Kinai, Richard; Little, Todd D. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2017
Spline growth modelling is a popular tool to model change processes with distinct phases and change points in longitudinal studies. Focusing on linear spline growth models with two phases and a fixed change point (the transition point from one phase to the other), we detail how to find optimal data collection designs that maximize the efficiency…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Data Collection, Models, Change
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Lang, Kyle M.; Little, Todd D. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
We present a new paradigm that allows simplified testing of multiparameter hypotheses in the presence of incomplete data. The proposed technique is a straight-forward procedure that combines the benefits of two powerful data analytic tools: multiple imputation and nested-model ?2 difference testing. A Monte Carlo simulation study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Error of Measurement, Computation