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Fitting latent variable mixture models
DOI:10.1016/j.brat.2017.04.003.png)
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Latent variable mixture models (LVMMs) are models for multivariate observed data from a potentially heterogeneous population. The responses on the observed variables are thought to be driven by one or more latent continuous factors (e.g. severity of a disorder) and/or latent categorical variables (e.g., subtypes of a disorder). Decomposing the observed covariances in the data into the effects of categorical group membership and the effects of continuous trait differences is not trivial, and requires the consideration of a number of different aspects of LVMMs. The first part of this paper provides the theoretical background of LVMMs and emphasizes their exploratory character, outlines the general framework together with assumptions and necessary constraints, highlights the difference between models with and without covariates, and discusses the interrelation between the number of classes and the complexity of the within-class model as well as the relevance of measurement invariance. The second part provides a growth mixture modeling example with simulated data and covers several practical issues. when fitting LVMMs. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keyword:
Mixture modeling
Latent class analysis
Growth mixture models
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