Abstract
Societal structures and processes are often understood by comparing different regions, countries and cultures. The accumulation of data bases for the same (or at least partially overlapping) variables in different regions and cultures gives social scientists the opportunity to probe much deeper into the societal similarities and differences of different regions and cultures than ever before. However, this requires the extension of the commonly used models for use in analysing multiple data sets from different cultures.
I am indebted to Irmgard Laag for her help in the preparation of the manuscript and to Erwin K. Scheuch and Michael Sobel for comments on an earlier draft of this paper.
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Arminger, G. (1996). Statistical Methods and Models for the Analysis of Cross-Cultural Data. In: Hayashi, C., Scheuch, E.K. (eds) Quantitative Social Research in Germany and Japan. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-95919-5_7
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