Beyond logistic regression: structural equations modelling for binary variables and its application to investigating unobserved confounders

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Structural equation modelling (SEM) has been increasingly used in medical statistics for solving a system of related regression equations. However, a great obstacle for its wider use has been its difficulty in handling categorical va...

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Main Author: Kupek Emil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/6/13