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ERIC Number: EJ685062
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jun
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-989X
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Testing Main Effects and Interactions in Latent Curve Analysis
Curran, Patrick J.; Bauer, Daniel J.; Willoughby, Michael T.
Psychological Methods, v9 n2 p220-237 Jun 2004
A key strength of latent curve analysis (LCA) is the ability to model individual variability in rates of change as a function of 1 or more explanatory variables. The measurement of time plays a critical role because the explanatory variables multiplicatively interact with time in the prediction of the repeated measures. However, this interaction is not typically capitalized on in LCA because the measure of time is rather subtly incorporated via the factor loading matrix. The authors' goal is to demonstrate both analytically and empirically that classic techniques for probing interactions in multiple regression can be generalized to LCA. A worked example is presented, and the use of these techniques is recommended whenever estimating conditional LCAs in practice.
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Language: English
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