The meaning of model equivalence: Network models, latent variables, and the theoretical space in between

This guest post was written by Denny Borsboom (dennyborsboom@gmail.com), University of Amsterdam, in response to a recent discussion on the equivalence of latent variable and network models. Recently, an important set of equivalent representations of the Ising model was published by Joost Kruis and Gunter Maris in Scientific Reports. The …