Sequence Analysis

Series Editor's Introduction Acknowledgments Preface About the Authors Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Sequence Analysis in the Social Sciences 1.2 Organization of the Book 1.3 Software, Data, and Companion Webpage Chapter 2: Describing and Visualizing Sequences 2.1 Basic Concepts and Terminology 2.1 Basic Concepts and Terminology 2.3 Description of Sequence Data I: The Basics 2.4 Visualization of Sequences 2.5 Description of Sequences II: Assessing Sequence Chapter 3: Comparing Sequences 3.1 Dissimilarity Measures to Compare Sequences 3.2 Alignment Techniques 3.3 Alignment-Based Extensions of OM 3.4 Nonalignment Techniques 3.5 Comparing Dissimilarity Matrices 3.6 Comparing Sequences of Different Length 3.7 Beyond the Standard Full-Sample Pairwise Sequence Comparison Chapter 4: Identifying Groups in Data: Analyses Based On Dissimilarities Between Sequences 4.1 Clustering Sequences to Uncover Typologies 4.2 Illustrative Application 4.3 "Construct Validity" for Typologies From Cluster Analysis to Sequences 4.4 Using Typologies as Dependent and Independent Variables in a Regression Framework Chapter 5: Multidimensional Sequence Analysis 5.1 Accounting for Simultaneous Temporal Processes 5.2 Expanding the Alphabet: Combining Multiple Channels Into a Single Alphabet 5.3 Cross-Tabulation of Groups Identified From Different Dissimilarity Matrices 5.4 Combining Domain-Specific Dissimilarities 5.5 Multichannel Sequence Analysis Chapter 6: Examining Group Differences Without Cluster Analysis 6.1 Comparing Within-Group Discrepancies 6.2 Measuring Associations Between Sequences and Covariates 6.3 Statistical Implicative Analysis Chapter 7: Combining Sequence Analysis With Other Explanatory Methods 7.1 The Rationale Behind the Combination of Stochastic and Algorithmic Analytical Tools 7.2 Competing Trajectories Analysis 7.3 Sequence Analysis Multistate Model Procedure 7.4 Combining SA and (Propensity Score) Matching Chapter 8: Conclusions 8.1 Summary of Recommendations: An Extended Checklist 8.2 Achievements, Unresolved Issues, and Ongoing Innovation References