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Direct linkAmes, Allison J.; Au, Chi Hang – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2018
Stan is a flexible probabilistic programming language providing full Bayesian inference through Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithms. The benefits of Hamiltonian Monte Carlo include improved efficiency and faster inference, when compared to other MCMC software implementations. Users can interface with Stan through a variety of computing…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer Software, Programming Languages
Guyon, Hervé; Tensaout, Mouloud – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2015
This article is a commentary on the Focus Article, "Interpretational Confounding or Confounded Interpretations of Causal Indicators?" and a commentary that was published in issue 12(4) 2014 of "Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research & Perspectives". The authors challenge two claims: (a) Bainter and Bollen argue that the…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Measurement, Data Interpretation, Structural Equation Models
Guyon, Hervé; Tensaout, Mouloud – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
In this article, the authors extend the results of Aguirre-Urreta, Rönkkö, and Marakas (2016) concerning the omission of a relevant causal indicator by testing the validity of the assumption that causal indicators are entirely superfluous to the measurement model and discuss the implications for measurement theory. Contrary to common wisdom…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Structural Equation Models, Formative Evaluation, Measurement
