R/lavaan Blog Posts

Blog posts about the lavaan package in R

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Lavaan (CFA, SEM): Are Your Models Equivalent?
How to automatically decide whether two lavaan models are equivalent

Lavaan (CFA, SEM): Are Your Models Nested?
How to automatically check for model nesting

Lavaan: Small N Chi Square Tests
How to get a correct model test in a lavaan model (SEM, CFA, path analysis) with a small sample size

Cluster Robust Standard Errors in R/Lavaan
How to deal with nested data in a lavaan model

Multivariate Normality in a Lavaan Model (SEM, CFA, Path Analysis)
How to check the normality assumption

How to Calculate the A-priori Power For a Path Model Using semPower
How to perform an a-priori or a post-hoc power analysis for a path model

Comparing Paths in a Path Model With R/Lavaan
How to test whether two effects are significantly different from each other

SEM/CFA: AMOS or lavaan?
Which is the better program for your needs?

SEM/CFA: Checking the Linearity Assumption in R/lavaan
How to check the linearity assumption using factor scores for a CFA or an SEM in lavaan