The use of bayesian latent class cluster models to classify patterns of cognitive performance in healthy ageing.

The main focus of this study is to illustrate the applicability of latent class analysis in the assessment of cognitive performance profiles during ageing. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to detect main cognitive dimensions (based on the neurocognitive test variables) and Bayesian latent...

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Main Authors: Patrício Soares Costa, Nadine Correia Santos, Pedro Cunha, Joana Almeida Palha, Nuno Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3748115?pdf=render