Estimating psychological networks and their accuracy: A tutorial paper.

ABSTRACT: The usage of psychological networks that conceptualize behavior as a complex interplay of psychological and other components has gained increasing popularity in various research fields. While prior publications have tackled the topics of estimating and interpreting such networks, little work has been conducted to check how accurate (i.e., prone to sampling variation) networks are estimated, and how stable (i.e., interpretation remains similar with less observations) inferences from the network structure (such as centrality indices) are. In this tutorial paper, we aim to introduce the reader to this field and tackle the problem of accuracy under sampling variation. We first introduce the current state-of-the-art of network estimation. Second, we provide a rationale why researchers should in

SUBMITTER: Epskamp S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5809547 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature