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Direct linkHalpin, Peter F.; Maraun, Michael D. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2010
A method for selecting between K-dimensional linear factor models and (K + 1)-class latent profile models is proposed. In particular, it is shown that the conditional covariances of observed variables are constant under factor models but nonlinear functions of the conditioning variable under latent profile models. The performance of a convenient…
Descriptors: Models, Selection, Vocational Evaluation, Developmental Psychology
Foster, E. Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2010
The relationship between complexity and usefulness can be captured by a U-shaped curve. This comment explores that relationship. Complexity may be useful for one of the main aims of developmental psychology (causal inference) but not for another (description of developmental phenomena). Currently, developmentalists conduct complex analyses that…
Descriptors: Inferences, Developmental Psychology, Models, Methods
