Using Instrumental Variables to Estimate the Parameters in Unconditional and Conditional Second-Order Latent Growth Models

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 461-473

  Nestler, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

2SLS IV; instrumental variables; maximum likelihood; second order latent growth models

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD;

2SLS/IV; GROWTH MODELING; GROWTH MODELS; GROWTH TRAJECTORIES; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; NEW APPROACHES; PATH COEFFICIENTS; SIMULATION STUDIES;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

EID: 85027953623     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2014.934948     Document Type: Article

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