Maximum likelihood estimation of two-level latent variable models with mixed continuous and polytomous data

Biometrics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 787-794

  Lee, Sik Yum ^a   Shi, Jian Qing ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Mixed continuous and polytomous data; Monte Carlo EM algorithm; Two level latent variable models

Indexed keywords

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FACTORS ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; LATENT VARIABLE MODELING; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD APPROACH; MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; MIXED CONTINUOUS AND POLYTOMOUS DATA; MONTE CARLO EM ALGORITHM; POLYTOMOUS; TWO-LEVEL LATENT VARIABLE MODEL;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PROSTITUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034867298     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0006-341X.2001.00787.x     Document Type: Article

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