Population sampling in longitudinal surveys

Authors

  • Harvey Goldstein Department of pediatric epidemiology and biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health and Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol
  • Peter Lynn University of Essex
  • Graciela Muniz-Terrera University of Edinburgh
  • Rebecca Hardy University College London
  • Colm O’Muircheartaigh University of Chicago
  • Chris Skinner London School of Economics
  • Risto Lehtonen University of Helsinki

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v6i4.345

Keywords:

Observational studies, Longitudinal, Representativeness.

Abstract

In an opening paper Harvey Goldstein questions the need for observational studies to achieve representativeness for real populations, in particular for longitudinal studies. He draws upon recent debates and argues for the need to distinguish scientific inference from population inference. The points he raises are then debated in commentaries by Peter Lynn, Graciela Muniz-Terrera and Rebecca Hardy, Colm O'Muircheartaigh, Chris Skinner and Risto Lehtonen. These commentaries are followed by a response from Goldstein.

Author Biography

Harvey Goldstein, Department of pediatric epidemiology and biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health and Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol

Professor of Social Statistics, University of Bristol.

Professor of Biostatistics, UCL Institute of Child Health

Interests:

Multilevel models

missing data

record linkage

educational assessment

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Published

2015-09-28