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A. R. Georgeson – Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2025
There is increasing interest in using factor scores in structural equation models and there have been numerous methodological papers on the topic. Nevertheless, sum scores, which are computed from adding up item responses, continue to be ubiquitous in practice. It is therefore important to compare simulation results involving factor scores to…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Scores, Factor Analysis, Statistical Bias
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Annabel L. Davies; A. E. Ades; Julian P. T. Higgins – Research Synthesis Methods, 2024
Quantitative evidence synthesis methods aim to combine data from multiple medical trials to infer relative effects of different interventions. A challenge arises when trials report continuous outcomes on different measurement scales. To include all evidence in one coherent analysis, we require methods to "map" the outcomes onto a single…
Descriptors: Children, Body Composition, Measurement Techniques, Sampling