The Hitchhiker's guide to longitudinal models: A primer on model selection for repeated-measures methods.

ABSTRACT: Longitudinal data are becoming increasingly available in developmental neuroimaging. To maximize the promise of this wealth of information on how biology, behavior, and cognition change over time, there is a need to incorporate broad and rigorous training in longitudinal methods into the repertoire of developmental neuroscientists. Fortunately, these models have an incredibly rich tradition in the broader developmental sciences that we can draw from. Here, we provide a primer on longitudinal models, written in a beginner-friendly (and slightly irreverent) manner, with a particular focus on selecting among different modeling frameworks (e.g., multilevel versus latent curve models) to build the theoretical model of development a researcher wishes to test. Our aims are three-fold: (1) lay out

SUBMITTER: McCormick EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10412784 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature