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Rosie
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
9
Jul 17
bsem with binary outcome variable
Yes, with the same argument as lavaan, it is ordered=T On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:16:41 AM UTC+2
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bsem with binary outcome variable
Yes, with the same argument as lavaan, it is ordered=T On Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:16:41 AM UTC+2
Jul 17
Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
Jul 1
Special Issue on Data Analysis for Behavioral Medicine
Special Issue on Data Analysis for Behavioral Medicine A special issue of the Journal of Behavioral
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Special Issue on Data Analysis for Behavioral Medicine
Special Issue on Data Analysis for Behavioral Medicine A special issue of the Journal of Behavioral
Jul 1
Pedro Ribeiro
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
3
Jun 27
HPD for models with indirect and total effects
Hi Mauricio, Thanks so much, this is really helpful! Cheers, Pedro Em quarta-feira, 26 de junho de
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HPD for models with indirect and total effects
Hi Mauricio, Thanks so much, this is really helpful! Cheers, Pedro Em quarta-feira, 26 de junho de
Jun 27
Niels Skovgaard-Olsen
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
9
Jun 26
conditional means for multi-group sem model
Hi! yes, it appears that the error occurs, because there are no latent variables in the model, which
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conditional means for multi-group sem model
Hi! yes, it appears that the error occurs, because there are no latent variables in the model, which
Jun 26
Adam Moore
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Ed Merkle
2
Jun 2
bcfa with target = 'vb' and additional control
Thanks for the message. For target = 'vb', the bcontrol thing seems to work for at least some
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bcfa with target = 'vb' and additional control
Thanks for the message. For target = 'vb', the bcontrol thing seems to work for at least some
Jun 2
Giada Venaruzzo
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
13
Jun 1
BSEM for ordinal data
I think it also goes the issue of interpretability. The log(variables) are less skew, but the model
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BSEM for ordinal data
I think it also goes the issue of interpretability. The log(variables) are less skew, but the model
Jun 1
Fernanda Beggio
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
2
May 29
LOO
can you show the full code, models, and output that gets you this error? It seems there are some
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LOO
can you show the full code, models, and output that gets you this error? It seems there are some
May 29
Gabe Avakian Orona
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Ed Merkle
7
May 24
Blavaan: Prior Predictive Check Error
Hi Ed, Thank you very much. That worked great. Appreciate your help. Best, Gabe On Wed, May 22, 2024
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Blavaan: Prior Predictive Check Error
Hi Ed, Thank you very much. That worked great. Appreciate your help. Best, Gabe On Wed, May 22, 2024
May 24
Fernanda Beggio
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
2
May 21
BCFI and BTLI.
Hi You could look at ways to modify the model like using modification indices https://ecmerkle.github
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BCFI and BTLI.
Hi You could look at ways to modify the model like using modification indices https://ecmerkle.github
May 21
Yiping Zhang
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Ed Merkle
8
May 20
Setting prior when using prefixed labels in mediation models
Thank you so much!! On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 3:24 PM Ed Merkle <ecme...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Setting prior when using prefixed labels in mediation models
Thank you so much!! On Mon, May 20, 2024 at 3:24 PM Ed Merkle <ecme...@gmail.com> wrote:
May 20
Tahani Fourah
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Ed Merkle
10
May 14
Multilevel SEM in blaavan?
Just following up on this thread: there was indeed a bug that was fixed on github: https://github.com
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Multilevel SEM in blaavan?
Just following up on this thread: there was indeed a bug that was fixed on github: https://github.com
May 14
Amos Pagin
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Ed Merkle
4
May 3
Parameter labels and translation to Stan syntax
Thanks again for the report. There was a bug that should now be fixed on github. Instructions for
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Parameter labels and translation to Stan syntax
Thanks again for the report. There was a bug that should now be fixed on github. Instructions for
May 3
Ed Merkle
Apr 15
blavaan 0.5-4
blavaan 0.5-4 is now on CRAN, including bug fixes and a sampleData() convenience function for
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blavaan 0.5-4
blavaan 0.5-4 is now on CRAN, including bug fixes and a sampleData() convenience function for
Apr 15
DeAnne Hunter
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Ed Merkle
2
Apr 6
blavaan ERROR: problem with translation from lavaan to MCMC syntax
DeAnne, instead of specifying your priors as a list(), use the dpriors() command (just replace "
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blavaan ERROR: problem with translation from lavaan to MCMC syntax
DeAnne, instead of specifying your priors as a list(), use the dpriors() command (just replace "
Apr 6
Yuanyuan Hu
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Ed Merkle
33
Mar 20
NA MargLogLik and low BGammaHat
The notes about "variance fixed to .001" should not be a problem, so long as the variance
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NA MargLogLik and low BGammaHat
The notes about "variance fixed to .001" should not be a problem, so long as the variance
Mar 20
Sophie Hölscher
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
14
Mar 5
Incomplete output
Hi all Giada wrote to my in private as she didnt want to share that much details on the data and
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Incomplete output
Hi all Giada wrote to my in private as she didnt want to share that much details on the data and
Mar 5
Nikola Ćirović
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Ed Merkle
5
Feb 20
error in metric measurement invariance analysis
Of note, the bcfa for configural invariance for the same model worked just fine I think (no error
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error in metric measurement invariance analysis
Of note, the bcfa for configural invariance for the same model worked just fine I think (no error
Feb 20
Nikola Ćirović
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Ed Merkle
2
Feb 19
error message in multigroup BCFA
Nikola, Those messages seem to indicate that the model didn't converge, so the results are not to
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error message in multigroup BCFA
Nikola, Those messages seem to indicate that the model didn't converge, so the results are not to
Feb 19
Gabe Avakian Orona
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Ed Merkle
52
Feb 7
Blavaan incredible slow...speed-up solutions?
Hi Ed, Thank you for your message. Yes, I have some ordered variables, but the issue has remained in
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Blavaan incredible slow...speed-up solutions?
Hi Ed, Thank you for your message. Yes, I have some ordered variables, but the issue has remained in
Feb 7
Johnathan Katsantonis
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Ed Merkle
2
Feb 1
Warning: covariance matrices are neither block diagonal nor unrestricted- opaque priors
Johnathan, This should be ok for most things you would want to do. Basically, you have freed some
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Warning: covariance matrices are neither block diagonal nor unrestricted- opaque priors
Johnathan, This should be ok for most things you would want to do. Basically, you have freed some
Feb 1
Tianchen Mu
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Ed Merkle
2
Jan 26
Unable to install Blavaan in Rocky OS
I would recommend focusing on rstan for now. Once that is working, I am guessing that blavaan will
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Unable to install Blavaan in Rocky OS
I would recommend focusing on rstan for now. Once that is working, I am guessing that blavaan will
Jan 26
Ed Merkle
Jan 26
blavaan 0.5-3
blavaan 0.5-3 is now on CRAN, including bug fixes and some internal changes to the way that model
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blavaan 0.5-3
blavaan 0.5-3 is now on CRAN, including bug fixes and some internal changes to the way that model
Jan 26
DeAnne Hunter
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Ed Merkle
2
Jan 19
bcfa Error : object 'data' not found
Deanne, This code works for me on version 0.5-2. I am wondering whether restarting R with a clean
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bcfa Error : object 'data' not found
Deanne, This code works for me on version 0.5-2. I am wondering whether restarting R with a clean
Jan 19
Hope Reuschel
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Ed Merkle
2
Jan 17
Role of "wiggle" priors in blavaan estimation for approximate invariance testing
Hope, About accounting for loading2 and loading3 in estimating loading1: I think it is helpful to
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Role of "wiggle" priors in blavaan estimation for approximate invariance testing
Hope, About accounting for loading2 and loading3 in estimating loading1: I think it is helpful to
Jan 17
Metehan Feridun Sorkun
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Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
8
Jan 12
EM algorithm for ppp in blavaan
Just a comment on the types of factor scores. The EBM from lavaan is Bayesian in the formula, they
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EM algorithm for ppp in blavaan
Just a comment on the types of factor scores. The EBM from lavaan is Bayesian in the formula, they
Jan 12
cubsf...@gmail.com
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Ed Merkle
4
Jan 8
LOO comparison in blavCompare
Following up on this: I just updated the labels to say "ELPD difference & SE". I also
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LOO comparison in blavCompare
Following up on this: I just updated the labels to say "ELPD difference & SE". I also
Jan 8
Collin Anderson
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Ed Merkle
3
Jan 5
Statistical signficance for path analysis in Blavaan
Very helpful Ed, thank you very much! On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 10:59:53 PM UTC-5 Ed Merkle
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Statistical signficance for path analysis in Blavaan
Very helpful Ed, thank you very much! On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 10:59:53 PM UTC-5 Ed Merkle
Jan 5
Niels Skovgaard-Olsen
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Ed Merkle
9
Jan 3
Blavaan convergence warnings
Just a follow-up to this post: we corresponded off list and identified some additional issues with
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Blavaan convergence warnings
Just a follow-up to this post: we corresponded off list and identified some additional issues with
Jan 3
cubsf...@gmail.com
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Ed Merkle
3
Jan 2
Alternatives to normal distribution for manifest outcomes
Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. David On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:43:20 PM UTC-6 cubsf...@gmail.
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Alternatives to normal distribution for manifest outcomes
Ok. Thanks for the quick reply. David On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 3:43:20 PM UTC-6 cubsf...@gmail.
Jan 2
Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal
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Ed Merkle
4
12/20/23
person specific loadings for growth curves
I think these would be called "definition variables" in the SEM world. This functionality
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person specific loadings for growth curves
I think these would be called "definition variables" in the SEM world. This functionality
12/20/23