Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Μπεϋζιανή Μοντελοποίηση Δομικών Εξισώσεων (BSEM)	Παλινδρόμηση Ελαχίστων Τετραγώνων (OLS)	Σχεδιασμός Ασυγχώνιστης Παλινδρόμησης (Regression Discontinuity Design - RDD)
Πεδίο	Μπεϋζιανή Στατιστική	Οικονομετρία	Αιτιακή Συμπερασματολογία
Οικογένεια	Bayesian methods	Regression model	Regression model
Έτος προέλευσης	2012	2019	2008
Δημιουργός	Bengt Muthén & Tihomir Asparouhov	Wooldridge (textbook treatment); classical least squares	Imbens & Lemieux (guide to practice); Cattaneo, Idrobo & Titiunik (practical introduction)
Τύπος	Bayesian latent variable model	Linear regression	Quasi-experimental causal design
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Muthén, B. & Asparouhov, T. (2012). Bayesian SEM: A More Flexible Representation of Substantive Theory. Psychological Methods, 17(3), 313–335.	Wooldridge, J. M. (2019). Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach (7th ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-1337558860	Imbens, G. W., & Lemieux, T. (2008). Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice. Journal of Econometrics, 142(2), 615-635.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	BSEM, Bayesian latent variable model, approximate zero constraints SEM, Bayesçi Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli	ordinary least squares, classical linear regression, linear regression, en küçük kareler regresyonu	RDD, regression discontinuity design, sharp RDD, fuzzy RDD
Συναφείς	6	5	5
Σύνοψη	Bayesian SEM, introduced by Muthén and Asparouhov in 2012, extends classical structural equation modeling by placing prior distributions on factor loadings, path coefficients, and covariances. Instead of returning a single maximum-likelihood estimate, it uses Markov chain Monte Carlo to produce a full posterior distribution for every parameter, enabling principled uncertainty quantification in models with latent variables.	Ordinary Least Squares is the classical linear regression method that explains a continuous outcome as a linear combination of predictors. It estimates the coefficients by minimising the sum of squared residuals, and under the Gauss-Markov assumptions these estimates are the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE).	Regression Discontinuity Design is a quasi-experimental method that identifies a causal effect by locally comparing units just above and just below a cutoff on a continuous assignment (running) variable. Formalised for applied work by Imbens and Lemieux (2008) and developed as a practical framework by Cattaneo, Idrobo, and Titiunik (2020), it estimates a local average treatment effect (LATE) at the threshold.