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Muthen, Bengt; Asparouhov, Tihomir – Psychological Methods, 2012
This rejoinder discusses the general comments on how to use Bayesian structural equation modeling (BSEM) wisely and how to get more people better trained in using Bayesian methods. Responses to specific comments cover how to handle sign switching, nonconvergence and nonidentification, and prior choices in latent variable models. Two new…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Bayesian Statistics, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis
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MacCallum, Robert C.; Edwards, Michael C.; Cai, Li – Psychological Methods, 2012
Muthen and Asparouhov (2012) have proposed and demonstrated an approach to model specification and estimation in structural equation modeling (SEM) using Bayesian methods. Their contribution builds on previous work in this area by (a) focusing on the translation of conventional SEM models into a Bayesian framework wherein parameters fixed at zero…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Bayesian Statistics, Computation, Expertise