1st Edition

Comparison Between Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Event History Analysis with Stata

By Gwendolin J. Blossfeld Copyright 2026
160 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 58 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Comparison Between Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time: Event History Analysis with Stata elucidates the statistical concepts and empirical applications of both continuous-time and discrete-time event history models. Empirical scientists have increasingly collected data on the timing of events, with the understanding that events can occur at any point in time and may be recorded using different... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. Basic terminology, concepts, and data structures. 3. Statistical models. 4. Comparison of continuous-time and discrete-time exponential transition rate models. 5. Comparison of continuous-time and discrete-time transition rate models with duration dependence. 6. Models with unobserved heterogeneity. 7. Discussion and conclusion. 8. Appendix A: Stata do-files.

Biography

Gwendolin J. Blossfeld is Postdoc at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Her research interests are in the areas of longitudinal analysis methods, life course research, longitudinal data collection, causal analysis, sociology of education, labor market research, social inequality, demography, migration, and gender studies. She has published five books and several peer-reviewed journal articles.