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Visualization of Latent Factor Structure

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Illustrate how complex data structure can be visualized in a two-dimensional space using simulated data. Spatial point analysis is discussed in the context of MDS. Test of spatial randomness and clustering effect of data points is explained. Examples from real data are provided to demonstrate the points discussed.

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    The description of the measures in the present study is based on those from official website of DIBEL measures. DIBELS official website is: https://dibels.uoregon.edu/measures.php.

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Ding, C.S. (2018). Visualization of Latent Factor Structure. In: Fundamentals of Applied Multidimensional Scaling for Educational and Psychological Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78172-3_6

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