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Factor models aim at explaining the associations among observed random variables in terms of fewer unobserved random variables, called common factors. When data have a hierarchical structure, multilevel mixture factor models are a powerful and flexible tool useful to correctly take into account the correlation between first-level units due to the data structure, and to evaluate the presence of latent sub-populations of units with some typical profile at different levels of the analysis.
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Varriale, R., Giusti, C. (2009). Multilevel mixture factor models for the evaluation of educational programs’ effectiveness. In: Monari, P., Bini, M., Piccolo, D., Salmaso, L. (eds) Statistical Methods for the Evaluation of Educational Services and Quality of Products. Contributions to Statistics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-2385-1_6
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