LatentGOLD

Having the right tools installed on a computer can save a lot of effort and time with your projects. This can even mean testing, which isn’t just about taking a look over something. As such, LatentGOLD comes as a latent class model program to analyze gathered data in a syntax or GUI mode.

Data can come from a variety of sources, and the application makes it possible to load ASCII text files of different formats, as well as previously saved projects to continue your work. Content of the file is then displayed in a tree list, which makes navigation quite comfortable. The rest of the space is where all editing is done, but also where you view results.

Once you load your data, you need to choose the model type you’re working on. You can pick LC Cluster, DFactor, LC Regression, as well as LC Choice. The model menu also allows you to modify Step3 and Markov data, but also to estimate values, show equations, or generate the syntax.

Before you start to estimate values, you might want to open up the properties panel. Here, you get control over parameters like variables, advanced configurations, model, class prediction, output, and technical. Each item in your projects is fitted with such parameters, and it’s best to handle them before the start for accurate results. This is all possible thanks to the choice add-on.

Alternatively, you can edit values through the syntax add-on. Although a little more difficult to manage, it provides greater variety in options and more control over the operation. The editor is quite intuitive, and although it’s not fitted with a highlighter, you can get a view of keywords, variables, attributes, file, and models.

All things considered, we can state that LatentGOLD comes with a powerful set of features to allow comfortable analysis of data and possibility to perform accurate test scenarios. You can either work in a GUI or syntax environment, manipulate data, manage models, and export detail sets of interest.