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Period effect

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

Aneffect on a mean value or association that changes at a particular time andaffecting all age groups and cohorts in a uniform manner.  In longitudinal research, this effect has tobe distinguished from those relating to (chronological) age and cohort.

See Cohort, Cohort effect, Longitudinal studies

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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