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 …

How theoretically distinct mechanisms can generate identical observations

This guest post was written by Joost Kruis (j.kruis@uva.nl) and summarizes the paper entitled “Three representations of the Ising model” published recently in Scientific Reports. Joost works in the Psychological Methods Department at the University of Amsterdam. The first sentence of the ‘About’ section on this website (and for that …