Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models : Similarities and Differences

Ton Heinen

ISBN 10: 0803974337 / ISBN 13: 9780803974333

Editore: Sage Publications, 1996

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The standard latent class model, which has been popular among social scientists as an instrument for data reduction, is also a flexible tool for analyzing structural relationships between categorical variables and can be seen as a natural extension of the log-linear model in order to take measurement error into account. Among behavioural scientists latent trait models have been proposed as the preferable psychometric tools for measuring abilities in such a way that characteristics of items and individuals could be studied separately.

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• Titolo: Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models : Similarities and Differences
• Editore: Sage Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803974337
• ISBN 13: 9780803974333
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 235 L x 157 A x 18 P (millimetri) 235 millimetri di larghezza per 157 millimetri di altezza per 18 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 521 grammi

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Riassunto

The standard latent class model, which has been popular among social scientists as an instrument for data reduction, is also a flexible tool for analyzing structural relationships between categorical variables and can be seen as a natural extension of the log-linear model in order to take measurement error into account. Among behavioural scientists latent trait models have been proposed as the preferable psychometric tools for measuring abilities in such a way that characteristics of items and individuals could be studied separately.

However, what are the similarities and differences between the latent class model and latent trait models? Through a careful examination of these issues, Ton Heinen explores topics such as: ho

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"Although there are differences between latent class and latent trait models, the author of this very readable book delineates the similarities between these modeling approaches." 

(Journal of Mathematical Psychology)