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9 months ago in Conceptualization By Harman Duneja

How would you defend the inclusion of control variables within your conceptual framework and subsequent SEM model?

How would you justify the inclusion of control variables in your conceptual framework and the corresponding SEM model?

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By Daniel Answered 6 months ago

Control variables are included to account for alternative explanations, thereby strengthening the validity of the hypothesized relationships between core constructs. Their defense rests on a clear theoretical or empirical rationale that these extraneous factors (e.g., demographics, experience) could influence the dependent variable. By statistically accounting for them in the SEM model, I isolate the unique effect of the independent variables, providing a more rigorous and accurate test of the theoretical framework.  

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