Albert Satorra

Professor of Statistics

 

Research Areas:


Multivariate Analysis, Structural Equation Models, Small Area Estimation, Applied Statistics

Recent research articles:

  • Mooijaart, A. and A. Satorra (2012), "Moment testing for interaction terms in structural equation modeling'', Psychometrika, 77 pp. 65-84 manuscript
  • Mair, P., A. Satorra, and P.M. Bentler (2011) ``A Copula Approach to Generate Non-Normal Multivariate Data for SEM'', Research Report Series / Department of Statistics and Mathematics, 108. WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna. manuscript
  • Oberski, D.L. and A. Satorra (2011), `Measurement error models with uncertainty about the error variance'' Structural Equation Modeling (in press) manuscript
  • Jennrich, J. and A. Satorra (2011), "Semi-parametric chi-square testing in mean structure and covariance structure analysis using projections", UCLA Department of Statistics Papers, Preprint #: 623 620. manuscript
  • Mooijaart, A. and A. Satorra (2011), "MM versus ML estimates of structural equation models with interaction terms: robustness to non-normality of the consistency property", UCLA Department of Statistics Papers, Preprint #: 620. manuscript
  • Fred B. Bryant and A. Satorra (2011) Principles and Practice of Scaled Difference Chi-Square Testing, Structural Equation Modeling (in press) manuscript
  • Bosch-Domènech, A. , J. García-Montalvo and R. Nagel, and A. Satorra (2010), "A Finite Mixture Analysis of Beauty-Contest Data Using Generalized Beta Distributions" Experimental Economics, 13, (4) 461-475
  • Bou, J. C. and A. Satorra (2010), Variation of firm profitability across EU countries: a multi-group structural equation approach, Organizational Research Methods, 13(4) , 738-766
  • Satorra, A. and P M. Bentler (2010) "Ensuring Positiveness of the Scaled Difference Chi-square Test Statistic" Psychometrika, 75 (2), 243-248.
  • Bentler, P.M. and A. Satorra (2010) "Testing Model Nesting and Equivalence" Psychological Methods, 15 , (2), pp. 111-123.
  • Mooijaart, A. and A. Satorra (2009), "On insensitivity of the chi-square model test to non-linear misspecification in structural equation models", Psychometrika, 74 , 443-455,
  • Saris, W.E., A. Satorra and W. van der Veld (2009), Testing Structural Equation Models or Detection of Misspecifications?, Structural Equation Modeling, 16 pp. 561-582
  • Bentler, P.M., A. Satorra and K.-H. Yuan (2009), Smoking and Cancers: Case-robust Analysis of a Classical Data Set, Structural Equation Modeling, 16, pp. 382-390

Mailing address:

Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Departament of Economics and Business
Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27
08005-Barcelona, Spain

 

Tel: 34 - 93 542 17 58
Fax: 34 - 93 542 17 46

Office 201,  at Jaume I 

E-mail: albert.satorra@upf.edu