เปรียบเทียบวิธี

	เครือข่ายเบย์ (Bayesian Network)	แบบจำลองสมการโครงสร้าง
สาขาวิชา	เบย์	สถิติการวิจัย
ตระกูล	Bayesian methods	Process / pipeline
ปีกำเนิด	1988	1921
ผู้ริเริ่ม	Judea Pearl	Sewall Wright
ประเภท	Probabilistic graphical model	Method
แหล่งต้นตำรับ	Pearl, J. (1988). Probabilistic Reasoning in Intelligent Systems: Networks of Plausible Inference. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN: 978-1558604797	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.
ชื่อเรียกอื่น	Bayes network, belief network, probabilistic graphical model, directed graphical model	SEM, path analysis, latent variable modeling, causal modeling
ที่เกี่ยวข้อง	4	3
สรุป	A Bayesian network is a probabilistic graphical model, introduced by Judea Pearl in 1988, that encodes a set of variables and their conditional dependencies as a directed acyclic graph (DAG). Each node represents a variable; each directed edge encodes a direct probabilistic influence. By combining Bayes' rule with the graph's conditional independence structure, the model supports reasoning under uncertainty — computing the probability of any variable given observed evidence about others.	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.