Meaning of latent variable | Babel Free

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A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.

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“Each of these is a latent variable, which is measured by one or more observable variables.”

“2002, Cavid J. Bartholomew, 1: Old and New Approaches to Latent Variable Modelling, George A. Marcoulides, Irini Moustaki (editors), Latent Variable and Latent Structure⟳ Models, 2012, page 1, The earliest use⟳ of latent variable ideas in time series appears to have⟳ been due to Wiggins (1973) but, as so often happens, it was not followed up. […] The basis for this remark⟳ can be explained by reference to a simple example which, at first sight, appears to have⟳ little to do with latent variables.”

“As stated earlier, in addition to having df greater than 0, the second condition for model⟳ identification is that the latent variables have⟳ to be scaled.”

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