Latent class analysis

Author(s)

• McCutcheon, Allan L.

Bibliographic Information

Latent class analysis

Allan L. McCutcheon

（Sage university papers series, . Quantitative applications in the social sciences ; no. 07-064）

Sage Publications, c1987

• : pbk

Note

Bibliography: p. 93-96

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This important method provides researchers with a powerful and flexible new technique for analyzing the structure of relationships among categorically scored variables. Frequently described as a "categorical data analogue to factor analysis", the method enables researchers to explore the suitability of combining two or more categorical variables into typologies or scales.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Logic of Latent Variables Latent Class Analysis Estimating Latent Categorical Variables Analyzing Scale Response Patterns Comparing Latent Structures Among Groups Conclusions

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Details

• NCID: BA01281995
• ISBN:
  • 0803927525
• LCCN: 87061277
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Newbury Park, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: 96 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA278.6
  • DC19 : 519.5/35
  • NDC8 : 301.6
  • NDC8 : 361.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Latent structure analysis
  • LCSH : Latent variables
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00656709