Causal Parameter Moderation: Applying Moderated Nonlinear Factor Analysis to Causal Inference With Latent Outcomes
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
Published online on February 26, 2026
Abstract
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When studying latent outcomes in causal inference, causal effects can occur not only on the mean of the latent variable but also on all parts of the measurement model: the mean and residual variance of the latent variable, as well as the item parameters. ...
When studying latent outcomes in causal inference, causal effects can occur not only on the mean of the latent variable but also on all parts of the measurement model: the mean and residual variance of the latent variable, as well as the item parameters. ...