Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models

Ton Heinen

ISBN 10: 0803974337 / ISBN 13: 9780803974333

Published by Sage Publications, 1996

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pp. 224.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Latent Class and Discrete Latent Trait Models
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803974337
• ISBN 13: 9780803974333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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

Review

"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." 

Source: Journal of Mathematical Psychology