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Estimating, testing, and comparing specific effects in structural equation models

The phantom model approach.

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ID23328893
AuthorsSiegfried Macho (0000-0002-3734-2608, University of Fribourg), Thomas Ledermann (0000-0002-4976-6942, University of Connecticut)
Year2011
Volume16
Issue1
Pages34-43
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Methods (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1082-989X • E-ISSN: 1939-1463
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0021763
PMID21299303
OpenAlexW2083825606
LanguageEN
Citations received96
References cited10

The phantom model approach for estimating, testing, and comparing specific effects within structural equation models (SEMs) is presented. The rationale underlying this novel method consists in representing the specific effect to be assessed as a total effect within a separate latent variable model, the phantom model that is added to the main model. The following favorable features characterize the method: (a) It enables the estimation, testing, and comparison of arbitrary specific effects for recursive and nonrecursive models with latent and manifest variables; (b) it enables the bootstrapping of confidence intervals; and (c) it can be applied with all standard SEM programs permitting latent variables, the specification of equality constraints, and the bootstrapping of total effects. These features along with the fact that no manipulation of matrices and formulas is required make the approach particularly suitable for applied researchers. The method is illustrated by means of 3 examples with real data sets.

Algorithm · Bootstrapping (finance) · Econometrics · Imaging phantom · Latent variable · Latent variable model · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Variable (mathematics) · Applied Mathematics · Artificial Intelligence · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Computer Science · Mathematics · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

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