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Interpretational Confounding of Unobserved Variables in Structural Equation Models

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  • Ronald S. Burt

    (University of California, Berkeley)

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The problem of assigning empirical meaning to unobserved variables in structural equation models is discussed. Interpretational confounding is discussed as the assignment of the other than a priori assigned empirical meaning of an unobserved variable. Hypotheses conceming the possibility of interpretational confounding as a concomitant of a lack of point variability in unobserved variables are specified, and corresponding chi-square statistics are given. Numerical illustration is provided

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  • Ronald S. Burt, 1976. "Interpretational Confounding of Unobserved Variables in Structural Equation Models," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 5(1), pages 3-52, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:5:y:1976:i:1:p:3-52
    DOI: 10.1177/004912417600500101
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