First step would be getting ourselves familiar with the Observable Variables ( OVs) , The root of all Demons.

We are talking about these Xs and Ys.

Observable Variables, can be Observed. ( yes, that was rocket science.)

Not necessarily by naked eye, but with tools of meassurment, such as Questionaires 📝, or a Chronometer ⏱, or an Anything-meter 🔮, Or, A DEMONO-METER 👿. or even a Ruler 📏.

The amount of money in your bank account is an OV. also your weight is so. it can be meassured.

Your happiness or sadness can not be meassured so easily. ( supossing such things exist at all 🙂 )
So, happiness or sadness are not Observable Variables. But the amount of Dopamine in your blood, is. it can also be meassured.

- So, when will we get to the Demons?
- Patience , my friends, Patience. you don't need to hurry to meet them. They will come for you, as soon as you open the Door for them. So becareful what Doors you open. 😶

By the way, we are talking Psychometrics here ,

Welcome to the Psychopathic Society of Psychometrists.

Be my guest, make yourself at home. ⚰️

If you've been such a talented follower of this dark and possessed path, that you've already had a Demon stuck his "part" in your ear 👹->👂, you can change the Observable Variables you have used to summon that demon (Latent Variable), as the demons we summon totally depend on the OVs we use. hoping the new demon won't have such a "part".

Meanwhile, you can play this ,out laud, to make it easier for the demon to get back to where he belongs :

Dear fellow Demon summoners,

I'm going to make a short trip, to meet The Dead (Literally).
If I could be able to make it back, we will discuss a little bit more about the Observable Variables😇, Measurement Errors👽, and then we will be ready to face the Latent Variables👹, the Demons themselves.

Knowing about innocent-looking OVs,the annoying, forever-to-be Measurement ERRs, devilish Latent Variables, and the relations between them, will make us ready to dive into the heart of the Demonic Art of Structural Equations Modeling.

Stay out of trouble's way till I'm back fellas.
SINcerely yours,
The Statisgician. 🖤

#SEM
#Structural_Equations_Modeling
#Observable_Variables
#Latent_Variables
#Summoning_Evil_Monsters
#Summoning_Demons
#Demons
#Psychometrics
#Statistics
#R_Coding_To_Summon_Demons_Straight_From_The_Depth_Of_Hell

Well, seems like somebody has been fooling around a bit too much with the Structural Equations Modeling, The roots of all Evil.

The gates of hell are wide open now 🙂
🔥🔥🔥

Btw I made it back from my visit to the Dead, I guess I'm the same as I was before,but I can't be sure.
And it seems I'm back just at the right time!

One interesting thing about visiting the Dead,
Especially the younger ones,
Especially the younger ones who have passed away with a heart attack,

Is they'll make sure their words will ring in your head for a while :

"You have absolutely no idea what is coming for you in the next moment."

@StructuralEvilModeling

OK Let me clarify something, it may come handy these days:

To summon Demons and Evil forces, you need Technics. Such as SEM, which we will discuss in detail step by step... 🔱


But to summon Angels🧝‍♀️, Ferries 🧚, or Good-Intentioned-Mortals (human beings) 😇 whom may bring you Good, you don't need to use any technic. You just simply need to have a private talk to your God, The Mother Nature, The Firmament, Pachamama, your Higher Power, or whatever Mumbo Jumbo you believe in. As simple as it can be. Try it with patience. ☘️

Anyway, that was a hint for ... Well, forget it now.

🔥🔥🔥
Back to the Dark Paths we crave, to bring more and more Demons to the surface of this Earth. 😈

To get on this Dark Path, later we're going to use Path Analysis. Path Analysis, combined with Factor Analysis, makes Structural Evil Modeling.

@StructuralEvilModeling

If you know, you know.

https://t.me/contyteens

... And if you don't know, well, let you know about the left side of the meme. 

🔝 Here we talk about Quantitative Research. 

We Observe, We Measure, We [at least try to] Turn our Observations into numbers. then we make some calculations (well, more accurately, the CPU does), and then We make some Hocus-Pocus Sabra-Cadabra Aji-Maji to summon Demons, based on our measurements. 

Simple and easy.

These Demons we summon are Variables that can't be observed or measured so easily (or, at all).

The Unseen.

The lost and forgotten non-organic, non-material beings wandering around our universe.

Some people call them Constructs. Others call them Latent variables. We call them Demons coming from the depths of hell.

The Structural Equations Modeling (SEM) is one of the most accurate Hocus-Pocus Spell systems we can use to summon these kind of demons and meet them face to face. 👹

hmm.. About the right side of the meme ⬆️, well, forget about it for now, as we will discuss it later, I mean later later, when we get to the point where we'll have the guidance of The Lord himself.

@StructuralEvilModeling

Take a look at this.
Here you can see three different models of SEM and how the Demons 😈👿👹 could be extracted from the innocent-looking Observable Variables 🙂.

You don't need to go deep now, as we are just getting ourselves familiar with the Dark Realms of SEM. 
We will talk about the arrows, the shapes, and the models in more details later.

Just notice those deceitful Reptilians 🐍🦎🐉, they are Measurement Errors and/or Variances that we don't recognize in Reflective model (well, it's not the best idea to ignore them, hmm? I believe so).


@StructuralEvilModeling

The Friend asked me why did I choose Reptilians 🐍🦎🐉 for The Measurement Errors (or Unique Variances, or whatever they could be) in the diagram above 👆.


- "Is it about The Reptilian Thing?"
- "No, It's not about The Reptilian Thing, It's because they are Annoying, Wily, Not easy to Tame, And they are here to stay, Forever."

That's why.

We will talk about them after we get a little bit more into Observable Variables ☺️😇🙂, Variances 🧔🏿‍♀️ , Latent Variables 😈, Emergent Variables 🧟‍♀️ and Composites 👹.

@StructuralEvilModeling

Well, the good news is, by acquiring enough knowledge of the Demonic art of Structural Equations Modeling, sooner or later you'll be able to summon your own Monster GF.

R coding will make your progress faster.

@StructuralEvilModeling

I was in a coma ( , ) due to a head injury.
Too many demons around.. You know.

The Cat came knocking on the door, and woke me out of my coma.


I feel the need to emphasize this: " ... to summon Angels, Ferries, or Good-Intentioned-Mortals (human beings) whom may bring you Good, you don't need to use any technic. You just simply need to have a private talk to your ... "

Try it with patience. It works.

@StructuralEvilModeling

. . . And see what we have here! A 40th subscriber 👽

Greetings The 40th subscriber! I hope you enjoy the content, or find it useful. ☘️

40 is considered a Holy Number in many cultures,
Well, to make it a little bit Unholy, I have a special gift for you:

I'll send you some of (Not all of) my minions. 😈

This song is dedicated to you, The 40th subscriber:

@StructuralEvilModeling

Back on the track..

Well, Let's get ahead of ourselves a little bit. Those Annoying Reptilian Variances (and/or) Measurement Errors act something like this.

But if you know how to harness them, you can use them to your advantage, summoning more desirable Demons instead of chaotic ones (like the ones which may stick their "part" in your ear).

Dear fellow cravers of the dark realms of S.E.M ,

Yesterday I had a meeting with two Master Demon Summoners,
and the results of the meeting made me sure we are on the right track here.

We will have a few more general, high-level, getting-ourselves-familiar-with-the-whole-idea posts,
and then we will start from the very basics—the essential basics.

We'll also combine some basic R coding with our basic-essential posts.

Don't worry if you get nothing from these general posts.
(Or have panic attacks... It's your choice.)

@StructuralEvilModeling