Confirmatory latent class analysis: Model selection using Bayes factors and (pseudo) likelihood ratio statistics

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 563-588

  Hoijtink, Herbert ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035528602     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327906MBR3604_04     Document Type: Article

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