Methoden vergelijken

	Simulatie-ondersteund Confirmerend Onderzoek	Structurele vergelijkingsmodellering
Vakgebied	Onderzoeksontwerp	Onderzoeksstatistiek
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Jaar van ontstaan	1980s–2000s (widespread integration in behavioral and social sciences)	1921
Grondlegger	No single originator; tradition formalized through Monte Carlo methods (Metropolis & Ulam, 1949) applied to confirmatory designs	Sewall Wright
Type	Quantitative hybrid design	Method
Oorspronkelijke bron	Morey, R. D., Chambers, C. D., Aitken, M. R. F., Harris, C. R., Hoekstra, R., Lakens, D., Lewandowsky, S., Morey, C. C., Newman, D. P., Schonbrodt, F. D., Vanpaemel, W., Wagenmakers, E. J., & Zwaan, R. A. (2022). The Peer Reviewers' Openness Initiative: Incentivising open research practices through peer review. Royal Society Open Science, 3(1), 150547.	Jöreskog, K. G., & Sörbom, D. (1973). LISREL: A general computer program for estimating a linear structural equation system. Research Bulletin 73-5. University of Stockholm.
Aliassen	simulation-based confirmatory design, Monte Carlo confirmatory research, computational confirmatory study, simulation-enhanced hypothesis testing	SEM, path analysis, latent variable modeling, causal modeling
Verwant	5	3
Samenvatting	Simulation-assisted confirmatory research integrates computational simulation — most commonly Monte Carlo methods — into a hypothesis-driven, confirmatory study design. Before or alongside empirical data collection, the researcher runs simulated data under specified model assumptions to establish expected parameter distributions, verify statistical power, and anticipate the behavior of the chosen analysis. The empirical findings are then evaluated against those simulation-derived benchmarks, strengthening the evidential value of confirmatory conclusions.	Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a comprehensive statistical framework combining path analysis (Sewall Wright, 1921) and confirmatory factor analysis to test complex causal models linking observed and latent variables. Formalized by Jöreskog (1973) with LISREL software, SEM enables simultaneous estimation of measurement relationships (how variables measure latent constructs) and structural relationships (how constructs influence outcomes), making it powerful for theory testing in psychology, epidemiology, organizational research, and health sciences where complex mediation, moderation, and latent processes require integrated analysis.