Table 1 Parameter descriptions
From: A restricted latent class model with polytomous attributes and respondent-level covariates
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
\(Y\) | Responses |
\(\alpha\) | Latent states |
\(Y^{*}\) | Augmented variables for responses |
\(\alpha ^{*}\) | Augmented variables for latent states |
\(\kappa\) | Thresholds for measurement model |
\(\beta\) | Slope parameters relating latent states to responses |
\(\delta\) | Activation indicator variables for \(\beta\) |
\(\omega\) | Part of prior for \(\delta\) |
\(\gamma\) | Thresholds for multivariate probit specification |
\(\lambda\) | Slope parameters relating covariates to latent states |
\(R\) | Polychoric correlation matrix for latent states |
\(V\) | Diagonal of covariance matrix |