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A Tale of Two Methods by James, Lawrence R., Mulaik, Stanley A., Brett, Jeanne M.

“…The structural equation modeling approach to testing for mediation is compared to the Baron and Kenny approach. The approaches are essentially the same when…”
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Evaluation of Goodness-of-Fit Indices for Structural Equation Models by Mulaik, Stanley A, James, Larry R, Van Alstine, Judith, Bennett, Nathan, Lind, Sherri, Stilwell, C. Dean

“…Discusses how current goodness-of-fit indices fail to assess parsimony and hence disconfirmability of a model and are insensitive to misspecifications of…”
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Lawrence (Larry) R. James (1943-2014) by LeBreton, James M., Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…On August 14, 2014, Lawrence (Larry) R. James passed away following complications from open-heart surgery. Larry was born in San Bernardino, California, on…”
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Doing the Four-Step Right by Mulaik, Stanley A., Millsap, Roger E.

“…Defends the four-step approach to structural equation modeling based on testing sequences of models and points out misunderstandings of opponents of the…”
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Trait Ratings from Descriptions of Behavior as Mediated by Components of Meaning by Carlson, Marianne, Mulaik, Stanley A

“…The role that language plays in mediating the influence of verbal descriptions of persons on trait ratings of those persons was studied for 280 college…”
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Commentary on Meehl and Waller's (2002) Path Analysis and Verisimilitude by Mulaik, Stanley A

“…P. E. Meehl and N. G. Waller's (2002) proposed method may not yield unique solutions for model parameters nor unique solutions for model lack of fit. The…”
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First order or higher order general factor? by Mulaik, Stanley A., Quartetti, Douglas A.

“…The Schmid-Leiman decomposition of a hierarchical factor model converts the model to a constrained case of a bifactor model with orthogonal common factors that…”
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The Curve-Fitting Problem: An Objectivist View by Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…Model simplicity in curve fitting is the fewness of parameters estimated. I use a vector model of least squares estimation to show that degrees of freedom, the…”
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Parsimony and Model Evaluation by Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…Marsh and Hau (1996) argued that certain models should not be penalized for having low parsimony because an appropriate model for the data may require…”
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Determinacy of common factors: A nontechnical review by McDonald, Roderick P, Mulaik, Stanley A

“…Argues that most previous accounts of the factor-score indeterminacy problem have failed to give empirical meaning to alternative factor variables. An…”
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Comments on “the measurement of factorial indeterminacy” by Mulaik, Stanley A.

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The weighted varimax rotation and the promax rotation by Cureton, Edward E., Mulaik, Stanley A.

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Validity Generalization in the Context of Situational Models by James, Lawrence R, Demaree, Robert G, Mulaik, Stanley A, Ladd, Robert T

“…A primary objective of validity generalization (VG) analysis is to decompose the between-situation variance in validities into (a) variance attributable to…”
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Objectivity and Multivariate Statistics by Mulaik, Stanley A

“…Issues the author has explored in his work on the philosophy of statistics are reviewed. Indeterminacy, the place of empiricism, questions of causation and…”
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The Metaphoric Origins of Objectivity, Subjectivity, and Consciousness in the Direct Perception of Reality by Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…This paper utilizes the theories of metaphor of George Lakoff, Mark Johnson and Julian Jaynes to extend Jaynes' metaphor theory of consciousness by treating…”
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Single-sample tests for many correlations by Larzelere, Robert E, Mulaik, Stanley A

“…When more than one correlation coefficient is tested for significance in a study, the probability of making at least one Type I error rises rapidly as the…”
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Toward a Conception of Causality Applicable to Experimentation and Causal Modeling by Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…Misuses, as well as undeserved criticism, of causal modeling have resulted from inappropriate conceptions of the assumptions about causality that underlie the…”
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A Note on Validity Generalization Procedures by James, Lawrence R, Demaree, Robert G, Mulaik, Stanley A

“…Validity generalization procedures are reviewed and found to be subject to the logical fallacy of affirming the consequent. Alternative models may explain…”
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Exploratory Statistics and Empiricism by Mulaik, Stanley A.

“…Exploratory statistics represents the transformation of a realist theory of statistics held by early nineteenth-century astronomers into an empiricist theory…”
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Factor Analysis, Information-Transforming Instruments, and Objectivity: A Reply and Discussion by Mulaik, Stanley A.

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