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Matrix Decomposition Approach for Structural Equation Modeling as an Alternative to Covariance Structure Analysis and Its Theoretical Properties
Naoto Yamashita
Published online: 31 May 2024
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Minimal-Effect Testing, Equivalence Testing, and the Conventional Null Hypothesis Testing for the Analysis of Bi-Factor Models
Shunji Wang, Katerina M. Marcoulides, Jiashan Tang & Ke-Hai Yuan
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Optimal Instrument Selection Using Bayesian Model Averaging for Model Implied Instrumental Variable Two Stage Least Squares Estimators
Teague R. Henry, Zachary F. Fisher & Kenneth A. Bollen
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Are the Signs of Factor Loadings Arbitrary in Confirmatory Factor Analysis? Problems and Solutions
Dandan Tang, Steven M. Boker & Xin Tong
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Can We Differentiate a Latent Growth Curve Model from Competitors? Evidence Based on Individual Case Residuals
Dan Wei, Peida Zhan & Hongyun Liu
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Investigating Structural Model Fit Evaluation
Xijuan Zhang & Hao Wu
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Applying Benford’s Law for Assessing the Validity of Social Science Data
By Michael A. Long, Paul B. Stretesky, Kenneth J. Berry, Janis E. Johnston, Michael J. Lynch. New York: Cambridge University Press, (2024), 207 p., ISBN: 9781009124249 (pbk).
Ademola B. Ajayi
Published online: 28 May 2024
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Estimating the Weight Matrix in Distributionally Weighted Least Squares Estimation: An Empirical Bayesian Solution
Han Du & Hao Wu
Published online: 21 May 2024
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A Causal Framework for the Comparability of Latent Variables
Philipp Sterner, Florian Pargent, Dominik Deffner & David Goretzko
Published online: 30 Apr 2024
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Augmented Bifactor Models and Bifactor-(S-1) Models are Identical. A Comment on Zhang, Luo, Zhang, Sun & Zhang (2023)
Tobias Koch & Michael Eid
Published online: 30 Apr 2024
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Review of Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences: A Practical Introduction with Examples in R (2nd ed.)
By Daniel Stockemer, Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau. Springer Cham, 2023. XVI, 141 pp. $64.99 (Hardcover), ISBN: 978-3-031-34582-1.
Virginia Rosa da Silva
Published online: 16 Apr 2024
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Handling Measurement Error and Omitted Confounders Considering Informativeness of the Confounding Effect under Mediation Modeling
Qian Zhang & Qi Wang
Published online: 10 Apr 2024
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Multilevel Factor Mixture Modeling: A Tutorial for Multilevel Constructs
Chunhua Cao, Yan Wang & Eunsook Kim
Published online: 05 Apr 2024
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To Be Long or To Be Wide: How Data Format Influences Convergence and Estimation Accuracy in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling
Julia-Kim Walther, Martin Hecht, Benjamin Nagengast & Steffen Zitzmann
Published online: 27 Mar 2024
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Using SymPy (Symbolic Python) for Understanding Structural Equation Modeling
Joel S. Steele & Kevin J. Grimm
Published online: 27 Mar 2024
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Overall Model Fit Does Not Imply Linearity in Longitudinal Structural Equation Models: Examining Linear Change Over Time Using Latent Variable Modeling
Tenko Raykov, Christine DiStefano & Natalja Menold
Published online: 27 Mar 2024
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Causal Effects of Time-Varying Exposures: A Comparison of Structural Equation Modeling and Marginal Structural Models in Cross-Lagged Panel Research
Jeroen D. Mulder, Kim Luijken, Bas B. L. Penning de Vries & Ellen L. Hamaker
Published online: 19 Mar 2024
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Identifying Dynamic Shifts to Careless and Insufficient Effort Behavior in Questionnaire Responses; a Novel Approach and Experimental Validation
Zachary J. Roman, Patrick Schmidt, Jason M. Miller & Holger Brandt
Published online: 14 Mar 2024
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Review of Practical Psychometrics: A Guide for Test Users
By Benjamin J. Lovett, New York, NY, Guilford Publications, 2023, 206 pp., $68.00 (Hardcover), ISBN: 9781462552108, $45.00 (e-book)
Musyaffa’ Ahmad & Muhammad Faisal
Published online: 14 Mar 2024
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Bayesian Structural Equation Models of Correlation Matrices
James Ohisei Uanhoro
Published online: 12 Mar 2024
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Direct Discrepancy Dynamic Fit Index Cutoffs for Arbitrary Covariance Structure Models
Daniel McNeish & Melissa G. Wolf
Published online: 12 Mar 2024
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Fitting Cross-Lagged Panel Models with the Residual Structural Equations Approach
Ming-Chi Tseng
Published online: 22 Feb 2024
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A Technique for Efficient Estimation of Dynamic Structural Equation Models: A Case Study
Leonidas Sakalauskas, Vytautas Dulskis & Darius Plikynas
Published online: 22 Feb 2024
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Dynamic Structural Equation Models with Missing Data: Data Requirements on N and T
Yuan Fang & Lijuan Wang
Published online: 22 Feb 2024
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Bias-Adjusted Three-Step Multilevel Latent Class Modeling with Covariates
Johan Lyrvall, Zsuzsa Bakk, Jennifer Oser & Roberto Di Mari
Published online: 16 Feb 2024
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Tackling Challenges in Data Pooling: Missing Data Handling in Latent Variable Models with Continuous and Categorical Indicators
Lihan Chen, Milica Miočević & Carl F. Falk
Published online: 16 Feb 2024
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Book Review
D-Scoring Method of Measurement Classical and Latent Frameworks
by Dimiter M. Dimitrov. New York: Routledge, (2024). 129 pp., ISBN: 9781032380063 (pbk)
Ademola B. Ajayi
Published online: 16 Feb 2024
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Mediation Analyses of Intensive Longitudinal Data with Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling
Jie Fang, Zhonglin Wen & Kit-Tai Hau
Published online: 30 Jan 2024
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Quantifying Individual Personality Change More Accurately by Regression-Based Change Scores
Steffen Zitzmann, Lisa Bardach, Kai T. Horstmann, Matthias Ziegler & Martin Hecht
Published online: 30 Jan 2024
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On the Performance of Horseshoe Priors for Inducing Sparsity in Structural Equation Models
Kjorte Harra & David Kaplan
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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Under-Fitting and Over-Fitting: The Performance of Bayesian Model Selection and Fit Indices in SEM
Sarah Depaoli, Sonja D. Winter & Haiyan Liu
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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Latent Profile Transition Analysis with Random Intercepts (RI-LPTA)
Ming-Chi Tseng
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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Recovering Developmental Bivariate Trajectories in Accelerated Longitudinal Designs with Dynamic Continuous Time Modeling
Nuria Real-Brioso, Eduardo Estrada & Pablo F. Cáncer
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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GSCA Pro—Free Stand-Alone Software for Structural Equation Modeling
Heungsun Hwang, Gyeongcheol Cho & Hosung Choo
Published online: 19 Dec 2023
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Frequentist and Bayesian Estimation of CFA Measurement Models With Mixed Item Response Types: A Monte Carlo Investigation
Sarah Depaoli & Sarah Scott
Published online: 28 Aug 2015
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