Linear latent structure analysis and modelling of multiple categorical variables

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 203-218

  Akushevich, I ^a   Kovtun, M ^a   Manton, K G ^a   Yashin, A I ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Grade of membership; Latent structure analysis; Mortality; NLTCS data; Population heterogeneity; Simulation studies

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; LATENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NLTCS DATA; POPULATION HETEROGENEITY; SIMULATION STUDIES;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; LATENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 70349125873     PISSN: 1748670X     EISSN: 17486718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17486700802259798     Document Type: Article

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