This article proposes a method for analyzing data from panels and pooled cross-sections that can separate the effects of exogenous variables on the endogenous variable into cross-unit and longitudinal components. Monte Carlo results suggest that estimation using estimated generalized least...

Widespread recognition that many sociological processes occur at multiple levels has led researchers to search for valid forms of cross-level modeling such as contextual analysis. In this article, we propose an alternative cross-level method for examining the effects of macro-factors on...

This article presents an expository discussion of the use of odds, odds ratios, and functions of odds ratios as an aid to the interpretation of log-linear parameters. While there have been some previous presentations on the use of odds ratios, this method has never been fully and systematically...