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Multinomial processing tree (MPT) models can reliably analyze aggregate data when specific conditions of structural and empirical aggregation invariance are met. This ensures group-level MPT parameters reflect individual cognitive process means.

Keywords:
Aggregation invarianceData aggregationMultinomial processing tree (MPT) modelingRobustness

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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Mathematical modeling
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Multinomial processing tree (MPT) models are widely used for cognitive process measurement.
  • Their application to aggregated group data, rather than individual data, is common but raises questions about validity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the conditions under which MPT analyses of aggregate data are valid.
  • To investigate the relationship between individual-level and aggregate-level MPT models.
  • To assess the robustness of MPT analyses when aggregation invariance conditions are not fully met.

Main Methods:

  • Introduction of structural and empirical aggregation invariance concepts for MPT models.
  • Theoretical derivation showing individual MPT models hold at aggregate levels under invariance.
  • Simulation studies manipulating sample sizes, parameterization, and parameter distributions.

    • Main Results:

    • MPT models holding at the individual level also hold at the aggregate level if structurally and empirically aggregation invariant.
    • Aggregate MPT parameters are equivalent to the means of individual parameters under invariance.
    • MPT parameter estimates from aggregate data are generally trustworthy if preconditions are met, even with some invariance violations.

    Conclusions:

    • The validity of MPT models applied to aggregate data depends on structural and empirical aggregation invariance.
    • When these conditions are met, aggregate MPT analyses provide meaningful insights into cognitive processes.
    • Simulation results support the general trustworthiness of MPT parameter estimates from aggregate data under broad conditions.