naa a22 4500 51077699X CHVBK 20180411083234.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131201xx s 000 0 eng 10.3758/s13428-013-0335-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.3758/s13428-013-0335-0 Yu Hsiu-Ting Department of Psychology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, H3A 1B1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada aut Models with discrete latent variables for analysis of categorical data: A framework and a MATLAB MDLV toolbox [Elektronische Daten] [Hsiu-Ting Yu] Studies in the social and behavioral sciences often involve categorical data, such as ratings, and define latent constructs underlying the research issues as being discrete. In this article, models with discrete latent variables (MDLV) for the analysis of categorical data are grouped into four families, defined in terms of two dimensions (time and sampling) of the data structure. A MATLAB toolbox (referred to as the "MDLV toolbox”) was developed for applying these models in practical studies. For each family of models, model representations and the statistical assumptions underlying the models are discussed. The functions of the toolbox are demonstrated by fitting these models to empirical data from the European Values Study. The purpose of this article is to offer a framework of discrete latent variable models for data analysis, and to develop the MDLV toolbox for use in estimating each model under this framework. With this accessible tool, the application of data modeling with discrete latent variables becomes feasible for a broad range of empirical studies. Psychonomic Society, Inc., 2013 Discrete latent variables nationallicence Discrete manifest variables nationallicence Multilevel modeling nationallicence Latent class models nationallicence Longitudinal data analysis nationallicence Behavior Research Methods Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 45/4(2013-12-01), 1036-1047 45:4<1036 2013 45 13428 https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0335-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0335-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Yu Hsiu-Ting Department of Psychology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, H3A 1B1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Behavior Research Methods Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 45/4(2013-12-01), 1036-1047 45:4<1036 2013 45 13428 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer