Optimization-Based Model Fitting for Latent Class and Latent Profile Analyses

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Guan-Hua; Wang, Su-Mei; Hsu, Chung-Chu
Titel	Optimization-Based Model Fitting for Latent Class and Latent Profile Analyses
Quelle	In: Psychometrika, 76 (2011) 4, S.584-611 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-3123
DOI	10.1007/s11336-011-9227-3
Schlagwörter	Mathematics; Data Analysis; Classification; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematik; Auswertung; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Statisticians typically estimate the parameters of latent class and latent profile models using the Expectation-Maximization algorithm. This paper proposes an alternative two-stage approach to model fitting. The first stage uses the modified k-means and hierarchical clustering algorithms to identify the latent classes that best satisfy the conditional independence assumption underlying the latent variable model. The second stage then uses mixture modeling treating the class membership as known. The proposed approach is theoretically justifiable, directly checks the conditional independence assumption, and converges much faster than the full likelihood approach when analyzing high-dimensional data. This paper also develops a new classification rule based on latent variable models. The proposed classification procedure reduces the dimensionality of measured data and explicitly recognizes the heterogeneous nature of the complex disease, which makes it perfect for analyzing high-throughput genomic data. Simulation studies and real data analysis demonstrate the advantages of the proposed method. (Contains 8 tables and 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10