A Note on Parameter Estimation for Lazarsfeld's Latent Class Model Using the EM Algorithm.

Everitt, B. S.

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Publication Date: 1984

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A Note on Parameter Estimation for Lazarsfeld's Latent Class Model Using the EM Algorithm.

Everitt, B. S.

Multivariate Behavioral Research, v19 n1 p79-89 Jan 1984

Latent class analysis is formulated as a problem of estimating parameters in a finite mixture distribution. The EM algorithm is used to find the maximum likelihood estimates, and the case of categorical variables with more than two categories is considered. (Author)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematical Models, Maximum Likelihood Statistics

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Language: English

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