The Authors Respond to "Structural Equation Models and Epidemiologic Analysis"
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The authors respond to "structural equation models and epidemiologic analysis".
Dr. VanderWeele has provided an insightful commentary (1) on our article (2) on the use of structural equation modeling (SEM) as a tool for epidemiologic analysis. In his commentary, he illustrates the degree to which strong assumptions are made when conducting SEM analyses. For example, as described for regression analysis, linearity assumptions are made across all relations with the outcome v...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0002-9262,1476-6256
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws218