semlbci
Find the likelihood based confidence intervals for parameters in structural equation modeling
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Find the likelihood based confidence intervals for parameters in structural equation modeling
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- Host: GitHub
- Owner: sfcheung
- Language: R
- Default Branch: master
- Homepage: https://sfcheung.github.io/semlbci/
- Size: 9.85 MB
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(Version 0.11.3, updated on 2025-01-25 release history)
semlbci 
This package includes functions for forming the likelihood-based confidence intervals (LBCIs) for parameters in structural equation modeling. It also supports the robust LBCI proposed by Falk (2018). It was described in the following manuscript:
- Cheung, S. F., & Pesigan, I. J. A. (2023). semlbci: An R package for forming likelihood-based confidence intervals for parameter estimates, correlations, indirect effects, and other derived parameters. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. 30(6), 985--999. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2023.2183860
As argued in the article and by others, LBCI is usually better than Wald-based confidence interval and delta method confidence interval, which are the default method in most structural equation modeling (SEM) program. However, there is one technical disadvantage: LBCI cannot be directly computed but needs to be "found" (searched) by some algorithms. Wald CIs, on the other hand, can be computed quickly.
In
semlbci,
we try to address this disadvantage of
LBCI by implementing an efficient
method (illustrated by
Pek & Wu, 2018,
adapted from Wu & Neale, 2012),
to help researchers to form LBCIs for
model parameters, including user-defined
parameters, in models fitted by lavaan.
It can also form LBCIs for the standardized
solution, such as "betas" (standardized
regression coefficients) and correlations,
and support multiple-group models. Last,
it supports the robust LBCI proposed
by Falk (2018)
for nonnormal variables.
More information on this package can be found below:
https://sfcheung.github.io/semlbci/
How To Use It
Illustration with examples can be found
in the Get Started guide
(vignette("semlbci", package = "semlbci")).
Installation
The stable CRAN version can be installed by install.packages():
r
install.packages("semlbci")
The latest version at GitHub can be installed by remotes::install_github():
r
remotes::install_github("sfcheung/semlbci")
Implementation
It currently implements the algorithm illustrated by Pek and Wu (2018), adapted from Wu and Neale (2012) without adjustment for parameters with attainable bounds. It also supports the robust LBCI proposed by Falk (2018). More on the implementation can be found in the technical appendices.
References
Cheung, S. F., & Pesigan, I. J. A. (2023). semlbci: An R package for forming likelihood-based confidence intervals for parameter estimates, correlations, indirect effects, and other derived parameters. Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal. 30(6), 985--999. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2023.2183860
Falk, C. F. (2018). Are robust standard errors the best approach for interval estimation with nonnormal data in structural equation modeling? Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 25(2), 244-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2017.1367254
Pek, J., & Wu, H. (2015). Profile likelihood-based confidence intervals and regions for structural equation models. Psychometrika, 80(4), 1123-1145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11336-015-9461-1
Wu, H., & Neale, M. C. (2012). Adjusted confidence intervals for a bounded parameter. Behavior Genetics, 42(6), 886-898. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-012-9560-z
Issues
If you have any suggestions or found any bugs or limitations, please feel feel to open a GitHub issue. Thanks.
https://github.com/sfcheung/semlbci/issues
Owner
- Name: Shu Fai Cheung
- Login: sfcheung
- Kind: user
- Location: Macao
- Company: University of Macau
- Website: https://blogonresearch.github.io/
- Repositories: 36
- Profile: https://github.com/sfcheung
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cran.r-project.org: semlbci
Likelihood-Based Confidence Interval in Structural Equation Models
- Homepage: https://sfcheung.github.io/semlbci/
- Documentation: http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/semlbci/semlbci.pdf
- License: GPL-3
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Latest release: 0.11.3
published about 1 year ago