Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models: Similarities and Differences (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)

Heinen, Ton

ISBN 10: 0803974337 / ISBN 13: 9780803974333

Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1996

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• Titolo: Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models: Similarities and Differences (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)
• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803974337
• ISBN 13: 9780803974333
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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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)