Latent Variable Models and Factor Analysis (Kendall*s Library of Statistics)

Bartholomew, D. J., Knott, M.

ISBN 10: 034069243X / ISBN 13: 9780340692431

Published by Hodder Education Publishers, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Latent Variable Models and Factor Analysis (Kendall*s Library of Statistics)
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 034069243X
• ISBN 13: 9780340692431
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Latent variables, variables that cannot be observed directly, have numerous applications, particularly in psychometrics and sociology, and this new edition provides a comprehensive and unified treatment. Extensively revised and including much recent work, the book develops a framework for handling latent variables with standard statistical methods. It includes an introductory chapter, followed by a careful development of the General Linear Latent Variable Model (GLLVM). A large class of latent variable models turns out to be special cases of GLLVM, and the book devotes a number of chapters to specific models. The treatment aims to be mathematically complete and emphasizes questions of precision and goodness of fit. The book features numerous examples and concludes with a critique of some of the popular and widely used linear models.

About the Author

David Bartholomew is Professor of Statistics at the London School of Economics.