Latent class and latent transition analysis : with applications in the social behavioral, and health sciences / Linda M. Collins, Stephanie T. Lanza.

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2010.

xxxiii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

"On a daily basis, researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences collect information and fit statistical models to the gathered empirical data with the goal of making significant advances in these fields. In many cases, it can be useful to identify latent, or unobserved, subgroups in a population, where individuals' subgroup membership is inferred from their responses on a set of observed variables. Latent Class and Latent Transition Analysis provides a comprehensive and unified introduction to this topic through one-of-a-kind, step-by-step presentations and coverage of theoretical, technical, and practical issues in categorical latent variable modeling for both cross-sectional and longitudinal data."--BOOK JACKET.

English

February 04, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.