Bayesian variable selection for latent class models.
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SUBMITTER: Ghosh J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3035762 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Bayesian variable selection for latent class models.
Ghosh Joyee J Herring Amy H AH Siega-Riz Anna Maria AM
Biometrics 20101029 3
In this article, we develop a latent class model with class probabilities that depend on subject-specific covariates. One of our major goals is to identify important predictors of latent classes. We consider methodology that allows estimation of latent classes while allowing for variable selection uncertainty. We propose a Bayesian variable selection approach and implement a stochastic search Gibbs sampler for posterior computation to obtain model-averaged estimates of quantities of interest suc ...[more]
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