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Cheung, Mike W.-L. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2019
Meta-analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) are 2 of the most prominent statistical techniques employed in the behavioral, medical, and social sciences. They each have their own well-established research communities, terminologies, statistical models, software packages, and journals ("Research Synthesis Methods" and…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Meta Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis
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Zumbo, Bruno D.; Kroc, Edward – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2019
Chalmers recently published a critique of the use of ordinal a[alpha] proposed in Zumbo et al. as a measure of test reliability in certain research settings. In this response, we take up the task of refuting Chalmers' critique. We identify three broad misconceptions that characterize Chalmers' criticisms: (1) confusing assumptions with…
Descriptors: Test Reliability, Statistical Analysis, Misconceptions, Mathematical Models
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Wang, Jue; Engelhard, George, Jr. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
The authors of the focus article describe an important issue related to the use and interpretation of causal indicators within the context of structural equation modeling (SEM). In the focus article, the authors illustrate with simulated data the effects of omitting a causal indicator. Since SEMs are used extensively in the social and behavioral…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Measurement, Causal Models, Construct Validity
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Markus, Keith A. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
In a series of articles and comments, Kenneth Bollen and his collaborators have incrementally refined an account of structural equation models that (a) model a latent variable as the effect of several observed variables and (b) carry an interpretation of the observed variables as, in some sense, measures of the latent variable that they cause.…
Descriptors: Measurement, Structural Equation Models, Statistical Analysis, Causal Models
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Wang, Jue; Engelhard, George, Jr.; Lu, Zhenqiu – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
The authors of the focus article in this issue have emphasized the continuing confusion among some researchers regarding various indicators used in structural equation models (SEMs). Their major claim is that causal indicators are not inherently unstable, and even if they are unstable they are at least not more unstable than other types of…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Measurement, Statistical Analysis, Causal Models
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Cadogan, John W.; Lee, Nick – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
In this commentary from Issue 14, n3, authors John Cadogan and Nick Lee applaud the paper by Aguirre-Urreta, Rönkkö, and Marakas "Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives", 14(3), 75-97 (2016), since their explanations and simulations work toward demystifying causal indicator models, which are often used by scholars…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Measurement, Validity, Statistical Analysis
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Markus, Keith A. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2016
In their 2016 work, Aguirre-Urreta et al. provided a contribution to the literature on causal measurement models that enhances clarity and stimulates further thinking. Aguirre-Urreta et al. presented a form of statistical identity involving mapping onto the portion of the parameter space involving the nomological net, relationships between the…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Measurement, Criticism, Concept Mapping
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McCoach, D. Betsy; Kenny, David A. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
In this commentary, Betsy McCoach and David Kenny state they are in general agreement with Bainter and Bollen (this issue) that causal indicators are not inherently unstable. Herein, they outline several similarities and differences between latent variables with reflective and causal indicators. In their examination of the two models, they find…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Statistical Analysis, Measurement
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Daley, Barbara J.; Martin, Larry G.; Roessger, Kevin M. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
Within this "Adult Education Quarterly" ("AEQ") forum, the authors call for a dialogue and examination of research methods in the field of adult and continuing education. Using the article by Boeren as a starting point, the authors analyze both qualitative and quantitative research trends and advocate for more methodological…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Methodology, Adult Education, Continuing Education
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Thissen, David – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2013
In this commentary, David Thissen states that "Goodness-of-fit assessment for IRT models is maturing; it has come a long way from zero." Thissen then references prior works on "goodness of fit" in the index of Lord and Novick's (1968) classic text; Yen (1984); Drasgow, Levine, Tsien, Williams, and Mead (1995); Chen and…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Item Response Theory, Models, Statistical Analysis
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Howell, Roy D. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
Building on the work of Bollen (2007) and Bollen & Bauldry (2011), Bainter and Bollen (this issue) clarifies several points of confusion in the literature regarding causal indicator models. This author would certainly agree that the effect indicator (reflective) measurement model is inappropriate for some indicators (such as the social…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Measurement, Causal Models, Data Interpretation
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West, Stephen G.; Grimm, Kevin J. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
These authors agree with Bainter and Bollen that causal effects represents a useful measurement structure in some applications. The structure of the science of the measurement problem should determine the model; the measurement model should not determine the science. They also applaud Bainter and Bollen's important reminder that the full…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Measurement, Test Theory, Statistical Analysis
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Cai, Li; Monroe, Scott – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2013
In this commentary, the authors congratulate Professor Alberto Maydeu-Olivares on his article [EJ1023617: "Goodness-of-Fit Assessment of Item Response Theory Models, Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives," this issue] as it provides a much needed overview on the mathematical underpinnings of the theory behind the…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Item Response Theory, Models, Statistical Analysis
Willoughby, Michael T. – Grantee Submission, 2014
The focus article (Willoughby et al., 2014) (1) introduced the distinction between formative and reflective measurement and (2) proposed that performance-based executive function tasks may be better conceptualized from the perspective of formative rather than reflective measurement. This proposal stands in sharp contrast to conventional…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Formative Evaluation, Cognitive Measurement, Factor Analysis
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Oberski, Daniel L.; Vermunt, Jeroen K. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2013
These authors congratulate Albert Maydeu-Olivares on his lucid and timely overview of goodness-of-fit assessment in IRT models, a field to which he himself has contributed considerably in the form of limited information statistics. In this commentary, Oberski and Vermunt focus on two aspects of model fit: (1) what causes there may be of misfit;…
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Item Response Theory, Models, Test Bias
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