Latent Curve Models

Preface. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Conceptualization and Analysis of Trajectories. 1.2 Three Initial Questions About Trajectories. 1.3 Brief History of Latent Curve Models. 1.4 Organization of the Remainder of the Book. 2 Unconditional Latent Curve Model. 2.1 Repeated Measures. 2.2 General Model and Assumptions. 2.3 Identification. 2.4 Case-By-Case Approach. 2.5 Structural Equation Model Approach. 2.6 Alternative Approaches to the SEM. 2.7 Conclusions. Appendix 2A: Test Statistics, Nonnormality, and Statistical Power. 3 Missing Data and Alternative Metrics of Time. 3.1 Missing Data. 3.2 Missing Data and Alternative Metrics of Time. 3.3 Conclusions. 4 Nonlinear Trajectories and the Coding of Time. 4.1 Modeling…