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ERIC Number: EJ399782
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Some Results on Reliability for the Longitudinal Measurement of Change: Implications for the Design of Studies of Individual Growth.
Willett, John B.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v49 n3 p587-602 Fall 1989
The superiority of multiwave designs over two-wave designs in the measurement of individual growth and change is explored by examining the increase in reliability afforded by collecting additional waves of data. Results are discussed in terms of the impact on longitudinal studies of individual change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Change, Data Collection, Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Research Design
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Change Analysis; Multiwave Design; Two Wave Design