A latent class model for obesity

We extend the discrete data latent class literature by explicitly defining a latent variable for class membership as a function of both observables and unobservables, thereby allowing the equations defining the class membership and observed outcomes to be correlated. The procedure is then applied to modelling observed obesity outcomes, based upon an underlying ordered probit equation.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Greene, William ; Harris, Mark N. ; Hollingsworth, Bruce ; Maitra, Pushkar
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 123.2014, 1, p. 1-5
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Latent class \| Class membership \| Obesity

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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