279 citations · 581 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for
Showing stat.COShow all
3 papers · 1 filter
stat.CO2020★ 100 cited
Efficient Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling in Stan
Edgar C. Merkle, Ellen Fitzsimmons, James Uanhoro +1
Structural equation models comprise a large class of popular statistical models, including factor analysis models, certain mixed models, and extensions thereof. Model estimation is…
stat.CO2018★ 107 cited
Bayesian comparison of latent variable models: Conditional vs marginal likelihoods
E. C. Merkle, D. Furr, S. Rabe-Hesketh
Typical Bayesian methods for models with latent variables (or random effects) involve directly sampling the latent variables along with the model parameters. In high-level software…
stat.CO2015★ 279 cited
blavaan: Bayesian structural equation models via parameter expansion
Edgar C. Merkle, Yves Rosseel
This article describes blavaan, an R package for estimating Bayesian structural equation models (SEMs) via JAGS and for summarizing the results. It also describes a novel parameter…