Some Issues of Conducting Secondary Analyses

This article points out that conducting secondary analyses of large, multivariate, longitudinal, and interdisciplinary databases involves a set of procedures and considerations that in many ways differ from those used to design and analyze a traditional study. The steps in this process are presented...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Developmental psychology 1991-11, Vol.27 (6), p.911-917
Main Authors: McCall, Robert B, Appelbaum, Mark I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Data Analysis
Data Collection Methods
Design
Developmental Psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Longitudinal Studies
Methodology
Methodology. Experimentation
Predictor Variables
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics. Statistics. Methodology
Research Design
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Secondary Analysis
Statistical Analysis
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This article points out that conducting secondary analyses of large, multivariate, longitudinal, and interdisciplinary databases involves a set of procedures and considerations that in many ways differ from those used to design and analyze a traditional study. The steps in this process are presented, and some of the problems associated with conducting such studies are discussed.
ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.27.6.911