Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models: Similarities and Differences (ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES) - Hardcover

Heinen, Ton

 
9780803974333: Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models: Similarities and Differences (ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0803974337 ISBN 13: 9780803974333
Verlag: Sage Publications, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

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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Verlag
Sage Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0803974337
ISBN 13 
9780803974333
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
209
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