latent variable

collocation in English

meaningsoflatentandvariable

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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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variable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/
us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
a number, amount, or situation that ...
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(Definition oflatentandvariablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At least onelatentvariablecould be considered trivial.
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Cross-gender invariance was tested in stages within a multiplegrouplatentvariableframework.
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In other words, thelatentvariableexplains the covariation of the manifest variables.
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However, when included inlatentvariablemodels these relationships were not detected.
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Working memory, short-term memory and general fluid intelligence: alatentvariableapproach.
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Notably, thelatentvariabledeprived care had no direct effects on basal cortisol values.
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Analysis of longitudinal data usinglatentvariablemodels with varying parameters.
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In the profit function context, this requires treatment of marginal utility as alatentvariable.
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For this reason, manifest variables were aggregated to create composite scores representing eachlatentvariable.
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This inferredlatentvariableis usually assumed to be continuous and normally distributed.
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It was alatentvariablewith three elements: psychological wellbeing, life satisfaction, and satisfaction with the use of time.
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In the first, all informal activity and social relationship indicators were loaded on a singlelatentvariable.
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Alatentvariableframework was used, which accounts for dependency of repeated measures and for measurement error in endogenous variables, among other advantages.
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To carry out this goal, a quantitative construct of lenition is required-a hypotheticallatentvariable, but one that is well-grounded in observable reality.
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Alatentvariableanalysis of working memory capacity, short-term memory capacity, processing speed, and general fluid intelligence.
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These studies can estimate, using twin designs andlatentvariableanalyses, whether genetic or environmental factors contribute to change or to stability in a trait across time.
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Thus, the family or the primary group may be a first-order generalization, which exists in almost all countries and can be represented by alatentvariableor factor.
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Robust inference using weighted-least squares and quadratic estimating equations inlatentvariablemodeling with categorical and continuous outcomes.
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