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ERIC Number: EJ1086567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Feb
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Alternative Models for Small Samples in Psychological Research: Applying Linear Mixed Effects Models and Generalized Estimating Equations to Repeated Measures Data
Muth, Chelsea; Bales, Karen L.; Hinde, Katie; Maninger, Nicole; Mendoza, Sally P.; Ferrer, Emilio
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v76 n1 p64-87 Feb 2016
Unavoidable sample size issues beset psychological research that involves scarce populations or costly laboratory procedures. When incorporating longitudinal designs these samples are further reduced by traditional modeling techniques, which perform listwise deletion for any instance of missing data. Moreover, these techniques are limited in their capacity to accommodate alternative correlation structures that are common in repeated measures studies. Researchers require sound quantitative methods to work with limited but valuable measures without degrading their data sets. This article provides a brief tutorial and exploration of two alternative longitudinal modeling techniques, linear mixed effects models and generalized estimating equations, as applied to a repeated measures study (n = 12) of pairmate attachment and social stress in primates. Both techniques provide comparable results, but each model offers unique information that can be helpful when deciding the right analytic tool.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS); Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) (DHHS/NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: P51OD011107; NIHHD053555