A systematic evaluation and comparison between Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling and Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling
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Guo, Jiesi, Marsh, Herbert W., Parker, Philip D., Dicke, Theresa, Lüdtke, Oliver and Diallo, Thierno M. O.. (2019). A systematic evaluation and comparison between Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling and Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. 26(4), pp. 529-556. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2018.1554999
Authors | Guo, Jiesi, Marsh, Herbert W., Parker, Philip D., Dicke, Theresa, Lüdtke, Oliver and Diallo, Thierno M. O. |
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Abstract | In this study, we contrast two competing approaches, not previously compared, that balance the rigor of CFA/SEM with the flexibility to fit realistically complex data. Exploratory SEM (ESEM) is claimed to provide an optimal compromise between EFA and CFA/SEM. Alternatively, a family of three Bayesian SEMs (BSEMs) replace fixed-zero estimates with informative, small-variance priors for different subsets of parameters: cross-loadings (CL), residual covariances (RC), or CLs and RCs (CLRC). In Study 1, using three simulation studies, results showed that (1) BSEM-CL performed more closely to ESEM; (2) BSEM-CLRC did not provide more accurate model estimation compared with BSEM-CL; (3) BSEM-RC provided unstable estimation; and (4) different specifications of targeted values in ESEM and informative priors in BSEM have significant impacts on model estimation. The real data analysis (Study 2) showed that the differences in estimation between different models were largely consistent with those in Study1 but somewhat smaller. |
Keywords | Factor analysis; Bayesian statistics; exploratory structural equation modeling; informative priors |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal |
Journal citation | 26 (4), pp. 529-556 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 1070-5511 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2018.1554999 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85060012007 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 529-556 |
Research Group | Institute for Positive Psychology and Education |
Author's accepted manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Jan 2019 |
Place of publication | United States of America |
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