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Published April 13, 2026 | Version v1
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Infra-Structural Equation Modelling: Sustainably Scaling an Indispensable Open-Source Theory-Testing Infrastructure

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon University of Amsterdam
  • 2. ROR icon Ghent University
  • 3. ROR icon University of Twente
  • 4. ROR icon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • 5. ROR icon Leiden University
  • 6. ROR icon Utrecht University
  • 7. Tilburg University
  • 8. Radboud Universiteit Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behaviour

Description

Structural equation modelling (SEM) is one of the most powerful, flexible statistical methods available for representing and validating scientific theories.  Commercial software packages prevent researchers from adopting fully open-science practices when utilizing SEM. This project improves the quality and expands the scope of the best available open-source SEM package, lavaan, to fully realize its stated goal: “to provide researchers and teachers a free open-source, but commercial-quality package for latent variable modelling". Accountability and quality-control methods will be implemented sustainably, to ensure taxpayer-funded science is conducted transparently at the highest standards. Open-access education materials will democratize access to this powerful method.

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Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.61686/MOBWL25950

Related works

Is referenced by
Proposal: 10.5281/zenodo.19065124 (DOI)

Funding

Open Science NL
Infra-Structural Equation Modelling: Sustainably Scaling an Indispensable Open-Source Theory-Testing Infrastructure 500.040.2516

Dates

Submitted
2024-11-05
preproposal
Submitted
2025-04-22
full proposal
Accepted
2025-12-18
full proposal awarded grant

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/yrosseel/lavaan
Development Status
Active