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Questions about networks, measurement, and causation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2010

Keith A. Markus
Keith A. Markus
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY 10019. kmarkus@aol.comhttp://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~kmarkus
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Abstract

Cramer et al. present a thoughtful application of network analysis to symptoms, but certain questions remain open. These questions involve the intended causal interpretation, the critique of latent variables, individual variation in causal networks, Borsboom's idea of networks as measurement models, and how well the data support the stability of the network results.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 2-3 , June 2010 , pp. 164 - 165
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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