Hi all! I'm conducting a study where I have a designed a path model wherein most latent variables have polytomous indicators (ordinal data). However, one instrument I intend on using measures a construct with a mix of dichotomous and polytomous items. My question is can I somehow model a single latent variable with both these types of data? I've seen models where a factor has either dichotomous or polytomous indicators, but neither types together.
(I planned on using an estimation method that performs better for these types of data, such as WLSMV.)