NCRM What is? series

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2012-07-05

  What is analytic induction? by Professor Martyn Hammersley

Martyn Hammersley gives an introduction to analytic induction as a social scientific method. Analytic induction claims to specify what is required if we are to archieve reliably sound conclusions about the causes of some type of outcome, and it is aime...
  Professor Martyn Hammersley author
2012-07-05

  What are cohort studies? by Professor Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott gives an introduction to cohort studies. She talks about the content and design of the British Birth Cohort studies at the Centre for Longitudinal Studies, the distinction between a cohort study and a panel study, and examples of research ...
  Professor Jane Elliott author
2012-07-05

  What are community studies? by Professor Graham Crow

Graham Crow gives an introduction to community studies. He talks about the tradition of community studies, definitions, methodological issues and examples of such studies.
  Professor Graham Crow author
2012-07-05

  What is discourse analysis? by Dr Stephanie Taylor

Stephanie Taylor gives an introduction to discourse analysis. She talks about the definitions of discourse analysis, what kind of data is used and for what purpose.
  Dr Stephanie Taylor author
2012-07-05

  What are electronic data collection methods? by Ms Bansi Malde

Bansi Malde gives an introduction to electronic data collection methods. She talks specifically about collecting data electronically in developing countries, which is driven by growing demand for evaluation of interventions and policies, lack of suitab...
  Ms Bansi Malde author
2012-07-05

  What is event history analysis? by Professor Fiona Steele

Fiona Steele gives an introduction of event history analysis (EHA). She talks about the applications of EHA, data and methods of analysis. EHA is also known as survival analysis, duration analysis and hazard modelling.
  Professor Fiona Steele author
2012-07-05

  NCRM What is geosimulation? by Professor Mark Birkin

Mark Birkin gives an introduction to geosimulation, which aims to improve our understanding of how spatial social systems such as cities work and what their most important features are.
  Professor Mark Birkin author
2012-07-05

  What is multilevel modelling? by Professor Kelvyn Jones

Kelvyn Jones gives an introduction to multilevel modelling. He talks about what sort of problems can be tackled by multilevel models; modelling differences, progress and change; and he also gives some examples.
  Professor Kelvyn Jones author
2012-07-05

  What is multimodality? by Professor Carey Jewitt and Dr Jeff Bezemer

Carey Jewitt and Jeff Bezemer give an introduction to multimodality, which is an inter-disciplinary approach that understands communication and representation to be more than about language.
  Professor Carey Jewitt and Dr Jeff Bezemer author
2012-07-05

  What is narrative interviewing? by Professor Molly Andrews

Molly Andrews gives an introduction to narrative interviewing. Stories are an important means through which we communicate with one another and with ourselves; one way of eliciting stories is through interviews.
  Professor Molly Andrews author