Description
Book SynopsisThis 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 ContentsIntroduction The Logic of Latent Variables Latent Class Analysis Estimating Latent Categorical Variables Analyzing Scale Response Patterns Comparing Latent Structures Among Groups Conclusions
