Is there a difference between a “latent variable” and a “latent factor”?
(Both terms were used in today’s slides, but I’m not sure if they’re synonymous or if maybe factor means something special.)
Replying to “Is there a difference between a “latent variable” …”:
They’re synonyms! (Sometimes people also use the term “dimension”)
Replying to “Is there a difference between a “latent variable” …”:
They are the same in this context