Guttman Scale Analysis of Longitudinal Data: A Methodology and Drug Use Applications
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 25 (sup11), 1341-1352
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089009068467
Abstract
Traditional Guttman scalogram analysis is limited to evaluating item order cross-sectionally. This paper describes a new methodology, Longitudinal Scalogram Analysis (LSA), that is a direct extension of cross-sectional scalogram analysis to longitudinal data. Example applications of the LSA method to drug use data are provided. The benefits of LSA relative to cross-sectional methods for drug use analysis are discussed. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts section of this issue.]Keywords
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