semtree

What is this?

An R package for estimating Structural Equation Model Trees and Forests.

Install

To install the latest semtree package directly from GitHub, copy the following line into R:

library(devtools)
devtools::install_github("semtree/brandmaier")
# even better: install with package vignette (extra documentation)
devtools::install_github("brandmaier/semtree",force=TRUE, build_opts = c())

Usage

Please see official semtree website: http://brandmaier.de/semtree

Package vignettes contain documentation on how to use the package:

browseVignettes("semtree")
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## References

Theory and method:

Brandmaier, A. M., Driver, C., & Voelkle, M. C. (in press). Recursive partitioning in continuous time analysis. In K. van Montfort, J. Oud, & M. C. Voelkle (Eds.), Continuous time modeling in the behavioral and related sciences. New York: Springer.

Brandmaier, A. M., Prindle, J. J., McArdle, J. J., & Lindenberger, U. (2016). Theory-guided exploration with structural equation model forests. Psychological Methods, 21, 566-582. \doi{doi:10.1037/met0000090}

Brandmaier, A. M., von Oertzen, T., McArdle, J. J., & Lindenberger, U. (2014). Exploratory data mining with structural equation model trees. In J. J. McArdle & G. Ritschard (Eds.), Contemporary issues in exploratory data mining in the behavioral sciences (pp. 96-127). New York: Routledge.

Brandmaier, A. M., von Oertzen, T., McArdle, J. J., & Lindenberger, U. (2013). Structural equation model trees. Psychological Methods, 18, 71-86. \doi{doi:10.1037/a0030001}

Applied examples:

Brandmaier, A. M., Ram, N., Wagner, G. G., & Gerstorf, D. (in press). Terminal decline in well-being: The role of multi-indicator constellations of physical health and psychosocial correlates. Developmental Psychology.