Using mixture models with known class membership to address incomplete covariance structures in multiple-group growth models

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-116

  Kim, Su Young ^a   Mun, Eun Young ^b   Smith, Stevens ^c  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84892447011     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: 20448317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bmsp.12008     Document Type: Article

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