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Power equivalence in structural equation modelling.

Timo von Oertzen1

  • 1Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany. vonoertzen@mpid-berlin.mpg.de

The British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology
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Optimizing study designs is crucial for reducing costs without sacrificing statistical power. This research introduces power equivalence for structural equation models (SEMs), enabling efficient design optimization and faster power computations.

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Area of Science:

  • Statistics
  • Psychometrics
  • Quantitative Psychology

Background:

  • Large-scale empirical studies are often prohibitively expensive.
  • Optimizing study design is essential to balance cost and statistical power.
  • Existing methods for study design optimization may not adequately preserve statistical power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the concept of power equivalence between structural equation models (SEMs).
  • To demonstrate systematic operations that preserve statistical power during SEM modification.
  • To develop an efficient algorithm for reducing SEMs to minimal, power-equivalent models.

Main Methods:

  • Defining power equivalence as a relationship between SEMs with identical power for likelihood ratio tests.
  • Developing systematic model operations that maintain power.
  • Implementing an algorithm to reduce SEMs to their most parsimonious, power-equivalent forms.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated systematic SEM operations that preserve statistical power.
  • Developed an efficient algorithm for SEM reduction to minimal power-equivalent models.
  • Showcased the utility of power equivalence for optimizing study designs and accelerating power computations.

Conclusions:

  • Power equivalence offers a method to optimize study designs without compromising statistical power.
  • The developed algorithm efficiently identifies optimal SEMs and speeds up power calculations.
  • This approach facilitates cost-effective and statistically robust empirical research.