Latent Class Analysis

1. Auflage 1987
ISBN: 978-0-8039-2752-0
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 64, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 138 g

Reihe: Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCutcheon, Allan L.

McCutcheon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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