INLAvaan

MaRDI QIDQ7368885CRANFDO

Authors Haziq Jamil

Last update 1 October 2026

Copyright license GNU General Public License

Software version identifier 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, PACKAGES.rds, 0.3.2

Description

Implements approximate Bayesian inference for Structural Equation Models (SEM) using a custom adaptation of the Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (Rue et al., 2009) <doi:10.1111/j.1467-9868.2008.00700.x> as described in Jamil and Rue (2026a) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2603.25690>. Provides a computationally efficient alternative to Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) for Bayesian estimation, allowing users to fit latent variable models using the 'lavaan' syntax. See also the companion paper on implementation and workflows, Jamil and Rue (2026b) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2604.00671>.

Cites work

• Approximate Bayesian inference for latent Gaussian models by using integrated nested Laplace approximations (with discussion)

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