Sixty years with latent variables and still more to come

Abstract

Horst, P., 1992. Sixty years with latent variables and still more to come. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 14: 5–21. A brief outline of the development of latent variables from manifest variables is sketched. The origin of Psychometrika and the Psychometric Society is presented. Some of the social philosophy motivating these developments are indicated. A few of the methodological considerations involved in these developments are outlined. The role of computers and computer programs is discussed. Important unresolved issues still undergoing resolution are indicated.