latent structure analysis

latent structure analysis

any of various statistical procedures that attempt to explain relationships among observed variables in terms of underlying latent variables, whether continuous or categorical. Examples include factor analysis, latent class analysis, and structural equation modeling. Also called latent structure modeling.

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