Robustness Conditions for MIIV-2SLS When the Latent Variable or Measurement Model is Structurally Misspecified

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 848-859

  Bollen, Kenneth A ^a   Gates, Kathleen M ^a   Fisher, Zachary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

2SLS; MIIV; model implied instrumental variables; robustness; structural misspecifications

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STATISTICAL METHODS;

2SLS; HYPOTHETICAL MODELS; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES; LATENT VARIABLE MODELING; MIIV; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; STRUCTURAL MISSPECIFICATIONS; TWO STAGE LEAST SQUARES;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 85046896688     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2018.1456341     Document Type: Article

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