Bayesian structural equation modeling: a more flexible representation of substantive theory

This article proposes a new approach to factor analysis and structural equation modeling using Bayesian analysis. The new approach replaces parameter specifications of exact zeros with approximate zeros based on informative, small-variance priors. It is argued that this produces an analysis that bet...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Psychological methods Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 313
Main Authors:	Muthén, Bengt, Asparouhov, Tihomir
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2012
Subjects:	Bayes Theorem Factor Analysis, Statistical Humans Likelihood Functions Markov Chains Models, Statistical Monte Carlo Method Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Personality Tests - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:	1939-1463, 1939-1463
Online Access:	Get more information
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!