November 2023

S5E09 Regularized Variable Selection Methods

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In today’s episode Greg and Patrick talk about regularization, which includes ridge, LASSO, and elastic net procedures for variable selection within the general linear model and beyond. Along the way they also mention Bowdlerizing, The Family Shakespeare, disturbance in the force, McNeish on his bike, Spandex, C’mon guys wait up, the altar of unbiasedness, Curranizing, shooting arrows, stepwise […]

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S5E08 Confirmatory Composite Analysis: Enter the Hexagon

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In today’s episode, Greg and Patrick dig into Confirmatory Composite Analysis, a very clever way to get formative factors and their causal indicators into the traditional structural equation modeling framework, along with any other latent factors and their effect indicators that might already be in the model. Along the way they also discuss full-contact Wordle,

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S5E07 Perspectives on Formative Factors & Causal Indicators

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In today’s episode, Patrick and Greg talk about the challenge of having causal indicators of formative factors within an analytical framework that is historically dominated by effect indicators and latent factors — and the critical importance of getting your arrows right. Along the way they also mention: self help books, habits, Hagrid and the giants,

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S5E09 Regularized Variable Selection Methods

S5E08 Confirmatory Composite Analysis: Enter the Hexagon

S5E07 Perspectives on Formative Factors & Causal Indicators

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