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interpretational confounding: a standalone construct

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problem in structural equation models where the empirical meaning of a latent variable shifts depending on which other constructs and paths are estimated with it.

In psychometrics, interpretational confounding refers to problem in structural equation models where the empirical meaning of a latent variable shifts depending on which other constructs and paths are estimated with it. This meaning comes from Burt (1976) in Sociological Methods & Research.[1]

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  1. Burt, R. S. (1976). Interpretational Confounding of Unobserved Variables in Structural Equation Models. Sociological Methods & Research, 5(1), 3-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/004912417600500101

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