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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > statistics and research methods > units of analysis
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > statistics as topic > cluster analysis > units of analysis
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > curriculum studies > inquiry and research > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > cluster studies > units of analysis
... > social science subjects > social research > research methods and evaluation > quantitative research > quantitative data analysis > cluster studies > units of analysis
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > statistics as topic > multilevel analysis > units of analysis

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units of analysis  

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  • The persons or things being studied. Units of analysis in research in the social and behavioral sciences are often individual persons but may be groups, political parties, newspaper editorials, unions, hospitals, schools, monkeys, rats, reaction times, perceptions, and so on. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Units of Analysis]

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