[Jdm-society] Suggestions for data analysis approach

[Catherine Lees]

At 2:48 PM -0500 25/5/07, Hamm, Robert M. (HSC) wrote:
>My colleague and I have some data to analyze, and are looking for 
>advice on appropriate approach.
>
>160 students in groups of 20.
>
>In each group, each student evaluated him or her self ("Self") and 
>each of the 19 fellow students ("Peer").
>
>Evaluation was done on 7 dimensions (Altruism, Leadership, and other 
>virtues), on a 1 to 4 categorical scale.
>
>How analyze this? I can easily construct comparisons of average peer 
>versus self judgments on each of the 7 dimensions. But I have the 
>sense that this sort of data has been well explored, and there are 
>lots of other interesting features. Where should I look?

This looks like a cross classified multilevel model might be 
appropriate. For an introductory reading on such models with just 
this kind of example, see section 7.2, p. 128-135, of Hox.

Hox, J. J. (2002). Multilevel analysis: Techniques and applications: 
Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc. inc.

Catherine
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