What does "longitudinal prediction" mean?

August 8, 2008 8:25 PM

What does "longitudinal prediction" mean? And more generally, where can I find an online glossary of such terms related to research statistics?

Wikipedia defines many terms, but not this one.

And again, you can find a lot about philosophy on Wikipedia, but the authoritative resource is the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

posted by harwons to science & nature (3 comments total)

One for the same person/unit of study over time (roughly).
posted by Clyde Mnestra at 9:20 PM on August 8, 2008

That answer makes sense, thanks.

Maybe I should give the context:
Longitudinal prediction of marital discord from premarital expressions of affect
posted by harwons at 9:38 PM on August 8, 2008

It's a predictive conclusion derived from the results of a longitudinal study, which is probably a more productive term to Google.
posted by staggernation at 10:31 PM on August 8, 2008