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title: "Cross-sequential study"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-sequential_study"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T12:22:13.625411+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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A cross-sequential design is a research method that combines both a longitudinal design and a cross-sectional design. It aims to correct for some of the problems inherent in the cross-sectional and longitudinal designs.
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In a cross-sequential design (also called an "accelerated longitudinal" or "convergence" design), a researcher wants to study development over some large period of time within the lifespan. Rather than studying particular individuals across that whole period of time (e.g. 20–60 years) as in a longitudinal design, or multiple individuals of different ages at one time (e.g. 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60 years) as in a cross-sectional design, the researcher chooses a smaller time window (e.g. 20 years) to study multiple individuals of different starting ages. An example of a cross-sequential design is shown in the table below.
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In this table, over a span of 10 years, from 2000 to 2010, 7 overlapping cohorts with different starting ages could be studied to provide information on the whole span of development from ages 20 to 60.
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This design has been used in studies to investigate career trajectories in academia and other phenomena.
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== References == |