Abstract: Problem: Partial least squares (PLS), a form of structural equation modeling (SEM), can provide much value for causal inquiry in communication-related and behavioral research fields. Despite ...

R-package which allows the user to fit structural equation models based on the summary statistics obtained from genome wide association studies (GWAS). Note that a recent update includes the ability ...

This repo contains code files referenced in the following paper: Wang, Y. A., & Rhemtulla, M. (in press). Power analysis for parameter estimation in structural equation modeling: A discussion and ...

Frailty is a multifaceted clinical state associated with accelerated aging and adverse health outcomes. Informed etiological models of frailty hold promise for producing widespread health improvements ...

Microbial communities drive essential biological processes across ecosystems, yet predicting their dynamics and functions remains challenging due to context-dependent interactions. We develop a ...

Many of us are proud to have learned sophisticated statistical methods like structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling and are eager to use these methods to test increasingly sophisticated ...

Common genetic variation has been associated with multiple phenotypic features in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, our knowledge of shared genetic factor structures contributing to this highly ...

Flowchart showing the target groups analyzed in this study. There were a total 17,952 samples, each from a different Japanese participant aged 20–79 years, which were collected through the ONAKA Care ...

Abstract: Meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) is a new research field, which can help to explain the relationship between a group of variables in several studies by testing a structural ...

Based on the East Coast, Joshua Ko has been an automotive writer for MakeUseOf for over a year and is a die-hard European car enthusiast. He primarily covers car tips and tricks and DIYs. After ...

Studies in recent years have shown that academic procrastination in postgraduates is very common and has a negative impact on their mental health. Therefore, we conducted this study to explore the ...