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Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling
Mini Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/66521 Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling De Waal, Alta kyyou92@gmail.com Yoo, Keunyoung UCTD Structural equation modelling (SEM) Bayesian Network Graphical model Mini Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Structural equation modelling (SEM) is carried out with the aim of testing hypotheses on the model of the researcher in a quantitative way, using the sampled data. Although SEM has developed in many aspects over the past few decades, there are still numerous advances which can make SEM an even more powerful technique. We propose representing the nal theoretical SEM by a Bayesian Network (BN), which we would like to call a Probabilistic Structural Equation Model (PSEM). With the PSEM, we can take things a step further and conduct inference by explicitly entering evidence into the network and performing di erent types of inferences. Because the direction of the inference is not an issue, various scenarios can be simulated using the BN. The augmentation of SEM with BN provides signi cant contributions to the eld. Firstly, structural learning can mine data for additional causal information which is not necessarily clear when hypothesising causality from theory. Secondly, the inference ability of the BN provides not only insight as mentioned before, but acts as an interactive tool as the `what-if' analysis is dynamic. Statistics MCom Unrestricted 2018-09-11T10:06:19Z 2018-09-11T10:06:19Z 2018 2018 Dissertation Yoo, K 2018, Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling, MCom Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66521> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66521 en © 2018 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Structural equation modelling (SEM) Bayesian Network Graphical model Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title | Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title_full | Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title_fullStr | Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title_short | Probabilistic SEM : an augmentation to classical Structural equation modelling |
| title_sort | probabilistic sem an augmentation to classical structural equation modelling |
| topic | UCTD Structural equation modelling (SEM) Bayesian Network Graphical model |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/66521 |