Parameter Estimation for Mover-Stayer Models
- 1 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Sociological Methods & Research
- Vol. 11 (3) , 345-366
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124183011003004
Abstract
Mover-stayer models provide an important tool for analyzing changes in attitudinal and psychological states over time. Two general methods are presented for estimating the parameters of the mover-stayer model that are asymptotically efficient and straightforward to calculate using available computer programs. These methods provide procedures for estimating parameters for various modifications of the first-order mover-stayer model. Data from a study of depression among adults are used to illustrate how methods for estimating parameters of the mover-stayer model under various hypotheses can be employed to test the validity of the assumptions of the mover-stayer model.Keywords
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