Statistical Power to Detect the Correct Number of Classes in Latent Profile Analysis

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 640-657

  Tein, Jenn Yun ^a   Coxe, Stefany ^a   Cham, Heining ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interclass distance; latent profile analysis; mixture models; model section methods; power

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE'S INFORMATION CRITERIONS; BAYESIAN INFORMATION CRITERION; INTER-CLASS DISTANCE; LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS; MIXTURE MODEL; MODEL SELECTION METHODS; POWER; PROFILE ANALYSIS;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 84886897982     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2013.824781     Document Type: Article

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