Methods to Account for Uncertainty in Latent Class Assignments When Using Latent Classes as Predictors in Regression Models, with Application to Acculturation Strategy Measures.
Elliott M, Zhao Z, Mukherjee B, Kanaya A, Needham B. Methods to Account for Uncertainty in Latent Class Assignments When Using Latent Classes as Predictors in Regression Models, with Application to Acculturation Strategy Measures. Epidemiology 2020, 31: 194-204. PMID: 31809338, PMCID: PMC7480960, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeasurement error modelJoint modelRegression parametersLatent classesLikelihood-basedLatent class modelSimulation studyClass modelTwo-stage modelClassError modelPrimary interestAcculturation behaviorsMeasurement errorSouth Asian immigrantsLatent class analysisAsian immigrantsTrue classUncertaintyClass analysisEstimationStrategy measures