An approach tostatistical analysis used in longitudinal and intervention research. Growthmodels can be used to: 1. study change in latent factors adjusting formeasurement error, 2. examine individual differences in the rate of changeacross time, and 3. assess the relationship between initial levels of thevariable of interest and subsequent rates of change in that variable.
See Intervention study, Longitudinal design, Longitudinal-experimental studies, Longitudinal studies, Measurement error