Posts tagged structural equation models
Bayesian Workflow with SEMs
- 06 September 2025
This case study extends the themes of contemporary Bayesian workflow and Structural Equation Modelling. While both topics are well represented in the PyMC examples library, our goal here is to show how the principles of the Bayesian workflow can be applied concretely to structural equation models (SEMs). The iterative and expansionary strategies of model development for SEMs provide an independent motivation for the recommendations of [Gelman et al., 2020] stemming from the SEM literature broadly. But [Kline, 2023] in particular highlights the utility of a staggered approach to model development as a diagnostic for model mis-specification.