Hello everyone,
I'm getting into latent profile analysis (LPA) and latent class analysis (LCA) and I need some easy-to-understand book recommendations. Whether you're a pro or just starting out, I'd love to know which books you found most helpful for learning about these topics and getting practical insights. Your suggestions will really help me learn more in this area.
Thanks in advance, and I'm looking forward to your recommendations!
Collins and Lanza's book has good coverage of classical LCA and latent transition analysis with applied examples (it does not cover LPA):
Collins, L. M., & Lanza, S. T. (2010). Latent class and latent transition analysis with applications in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. New York: Wiley.
Other introductory/applied books on LCA are:
Hagenaars, J. A., & McCutcheon, A. L. (2002). Applied latent class analysis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
McCutcheon, A. L. (1987). Latent class analysis [Sage university papers series on quantitative applications in the social sciences, series no. 07-064]. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Rost, J., & Langeheine, R. (Eds.) (1997). Applications of latent trait and latent class models in the social sciences. Muenster, Germany: Waxmann.
Below are some readings and applications specific to LPA:
Ferguson, S. L., G. Moore, E. W., & Hull, D. M. (2020). Finding latent groups in observed data: A primer on latent profile analysis in Mplus for applied researchers. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 44(5), 458-468.
Marsh, H. W., Lüdtke, O., Trautwein, U., & Morin, A. J. (2009). Classical latent profile analysis of academic self-concept dimensions: Synergy of person-and variable-centered approaches to theoretical models of self-concept. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 16(2), 191-225.
Pastor, D. A., Baron, K. E., Miller, B. J., & Davis, S. L. (2007). A latent profile analysis of college students’ achievement goal orientation. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 32, 8-47.
Spurk, D., Hirschi, A., Wang, M., Valero, D., & Kauffeld, S. (2020). Latent profile analysis: A review and “how to” guide of its application within vocational behavior research. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 120, 103445.
Vermunt, J. K., Lewis-Beck, M., Bryman, A., & Liao, T. (2004). Latent profile model. The sage encyclopedia of social sciences research methods, 554-555.
Vermunt, J. K., & Magidson, J. (2002). Latent class cluster analysis. In J. A. Hagenaars & A. L. McCutcheon (Eds.), Applied latent class analysis (pp. 89–106). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Williams, G. A., & Kibowski, F. (2016). Latent class analysis and latent profile analysis. Handbook of methodological approaches to community-based research: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, 143-151.
1) A latent profile analysis of college students’ achievement goal orientation by Pastor 2007 journal article gives a good explaination and a example
2) Masyn's chapter "Latent Class Analysis and Finite Mixture Modeling" in The Oxford Handbook of Quantitative Methods in Psychology: Vol. 2 is a extensive coverage. Readable also!
I'm also getting into latent profile analysis (LPA) and multi group latent profile analysis and I need some easy-to-understand book recommendations. I really need you suggestion
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