latent factor

collocation in English

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latent
adjective
uk
/ˈleɪ.tənt/
us
/ˈleɪ.tənt/
present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or ...
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factor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər/
us
/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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(Definition oflatentandfactorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The weight/appetite and fatigue criteria were found to have the lowest loadings on thelatentfactor.
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Estimated parameters included the remaining factor loadings, the covariances between factors, and the indicator andlatentfactorintercepts.
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Alatentfactoris estimated for each component of the specific trajectory function of interest.
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The next step in the analysis was to compare the groups in terms oflatentfactormeans.
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For the general languagelatentfactor, genetic influence on the seven constituent measures is nearly evenly divided between general and specific genetic influence.
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Here, the individual observed items are used as multiple indicators of an unobservedlatentfactor, and a separate factor is estimated for each construct within each assessment period.
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Multivariate model fitting indicates that at least twolatentfactorstructures are required to account for the covariation between the various components of schizotypy.
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Rather, at least twolatentfactorstructures are required to account for the covariation between the various components, with each influenced by additive genetic and unique environmental effects.
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The second model tests whether the two sets of variables constitute separate latent factors.
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Almost all genetic and shared environmental influences on the 9 measures acted through the two latent factors.
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Latent factors were established for each of these constructs to allow investigation of relationships free of measurement error.
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Such genetic modelling of data is based on structural equation modelling where path coefficients are estimated for latent factors linked to an observed variable.
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Therefore, three latent factors, namely fear, panic and anxiety should be included in the model too.
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Measurement errors were autocorrelated, and the latent factors were freed to correlate with each other.
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There were four latent factors, child risk and externalizing behavior, in both waves.
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The invariance of correlated latent factors representing anxiety and depression was examined across age groups, and a generalized measure of psychological distress was computed.
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The degree of overlap in the aetiology of the latent factors is also assessed.
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A confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm the latent factors underlying these data.
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Because this hypothesis did not involve latent factors or growth modeling, we tested this hypothesis using three hierarchical regression analyses.
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