Citation

Davis JA. Soc. Sci. Res. 1978; 7(2): 151-179.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0049-089X(78)90009-1

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A review of recently developed simple techniques for analyzing data in the form of proportions from replicated, cross-sectional, sample surveys. (A) One variable over time--tests for homogeneity, pooling homogeneous proportions, tests for linear trends with as few as three time points, tests for departures from linearity; (B) Two variables with a constant percentage difference--four fold tables as rudimentary causal models, decomposing change with linear flow graphs; (C) Extension of the flow graph techniques to--three or more variables and changing coefficients; (D) Comments implying panel designs are somewhat over-rated and successive cross-sections somewhat under-rated.