Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research

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Main Author: Schuberth, Florian
Publication Date: 2023
Other Authors: Schamberger, Tamara, Rönkkö, Mikko, Liu, Yide, Henseler, Jörg
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Language: eng
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Summary: Schuberth, F., Schamberger, T., Rönkkö, M., Liu, Y., & Henseler, J. (2023). Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research: A commentary on Yuan and Fang (2023). British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 76(3), 682-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/bmsp.12304 --- Funding Information: Jörg Henseler served as a reviewer for Yuan and Fang's ( 2023 ) manuscript. He gratefully acknowledges financial support from FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), national funding through a research grant from the Information Management Research Center – MagIC/NOVA IMS (UIDB/04152/2020). We thank Hao Wu, Associate Editor of the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, for giving us the opportunity to write this commentary. Moreover, we thank Alexandra Elbakyan for her efforts in making science accessible. Finally, we thank Yves Rosseel for his support in replicating Yuan and Fang's results in lavaan. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
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spelling Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling researchA commentary on Yuan and Fang (2023)composite modelcovariance-based structural equation modelingeffect sizefactor score regressionHenseler–Ogasawara specificationpartial least squares structural equation modelingregression analysis with weighted compositessum scoresStatistics and ProbabilityArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Psychology(all)Schuberth, F., Schamberger, T., Rönkkö, M., Liu, Y., & Henseler, J. (2023). Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research: A commentary on Yuan and Fang (2023). British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 76(3), 682-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/bmsp.12304 --- Funding Information: Jörg Henseler served as a reviewer for Yuan and Fang's ( 2023 ) manuscript. He gratefully acknowledges financial support from FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), national funding through a research grant from the Information Management Research Center – MagIC/NOVA IMS (UIDB/04152/2020). We thank Hao Wu, Associate Editor of the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, for giving us the opportunity to write this commentary. Moreover, we thank Alexandra Elbakyan for her efforts in making science accessible. Finally, we thank Yves Rosseel for his support in replicating Yuan and Fang's results in lavaan. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical PsychologyIn a recent article published in this journal, Yuan and Fang (British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 2023) suggest comparing structural equation modeling (SEM), also known as covariance-based SEM (CB-SEM), estimated by normal-distribution-based maximum likelihood (NML), to regression analysis with (weighted) composites estimated by least squares (LS) in terms of their signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). They summarize their findings in the statement that “[c]ontrary to the common belief that CB-SEM is the preferred method for the analysis of observational data, this article shows that regression analysis via weighted composites yields parameter estimates with much smaller standard errors, and thus corresponds to greater values of the [SNR].” In our commentary, we show that Yuan and Fang have made several incorrect assumptions and claims. Consequently, we recommend that empirical researchers not base their methodological choice regarding CB-SEM and regression analysis with composites on the findings of Yuan and Fang as these findings are premature and require further research.Information Management Research Center (MagIC) - NOVA Information Management SchoolRUNSchuberth, FlorianSchamberger, TamaraRönkkö, MikkoLiu, YideHenseler, Jörg2023-10-10T22:20:28Z2023-11-012023-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/other13application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/158813eng0007-1102PURE: 59397045https://doi.org/10.1111/bmsp.12304info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T18:14:59Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/158813Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T17:45:28.706389Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
A commentary on Yuan and Fang (2023)
title Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
spellingShingle Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
Schuberth, Florian
composite model
covariance-based structural equation modeling
effect size
factor score regression
Henseler–Ogasawara specification
partial least squares structural equation modeling
regression analysis with weighted composites
sum scores
Statistics and Probability
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)
title_short Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
title_full Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
title_fullStr Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
title_full_unstemmed Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
title_sort Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research
author Schuberth, Florian
author_facet Schuberth, Florian
Schamberger, Tamara
Rönkkö, Mikko
Liu, Yide
Henseler, Jörg
author_role author
author2 Schamberger, Tamara
Rönkkö, Mikko
Liu, Yide
Henseler, Jörg
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Schuberth, Florian
Schamberger, Tamara
Rönkkö, Mikko
Liu, Yide
Henseler, Jörg
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv composite model
covariance-based structural equation modeling
effect size
factor score regression
Henseler–Ogasawara specification
partial least squares structural equation modeling
regression analysis with weighted composites
sum scores
Statistics and Probability
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)
topic composite model
covariance-based structural equation modeling
effect size
factor score regression
Henseler–Ogasawara specification
partial least squares structural equation modeling
regression analysis with weighted composites
sum scores
Statistics and Probability
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Psychology(all)
description Schuberth, F., Schamberger, T., Rönkkö, M., Liu, Y., & Henseler, J. (2023). Premature conclusions about the signal‐to‐noise ratio in structural equation modeling research: A commentary on Yuan and Fang (2023). British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 76(3), 682-694. https://doi.org/10.1111/bmsp.12304 --- Funding Information: Jörg Henseler served as a reviewer for Yuan and Fang's ( 2023 ) manuscript. He gratefully acknowledges financial support from FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), national funding through a research grant from the Information Management Research Center – MagIC/NOVA IMS (UIDB/04152/2020). We thank Hao Wu, Associate Editor of the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, for giving us the opportunity to write this commentary. Moreover, we thank Alexandra Elbakyan for her efforts in making science accessible. Finally, we thank Yves Rosseel for his support in replicating Yuan and Fang's results in lavaan. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
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