Showing papers by "Stephen G. West published in 2018"
TL;DR: A nontechnical introduction to the theory and practice of SEM for researchers who have been exposed to the first-year graduate statistics course and who have a basic knowledge of college algebra is considered.
Abstract: From its origins in path analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling (SEM) has over the period of the past four decades developed into a widely utilized research tool th...
23 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose to use ordered-categorical indicators (e.g., Likert scale items) to test longitudinal measurement invariance of models of change.
Abstract: Models of change typically assume longitudinal measurement invariance. Key constructs are often measured by ordered-categorical indicators (e.g., Likert scale items). If tests based on such indicat...
10 citations
TL;DR: The COGITO project is described and conceptual and statistical issues that arise in the analysis of large N, large T data sets are described and a brief overview of the five papers in the special section which include conceptual pieces, a didactic presentation of a dynamic structural equation approach, and papers reporting new statistical analyses of the COgITO data set to answer substantive questions are provided.
Abstract: Technological developments increasingly permit the collection of longitudinal data sets in which the data structure contains a large number of participants N and a large number of measureme...