Re: [R] binary exogenous variable in path analysis in sem or lavaan

Rob, If 'sex' is indeed an exogenous variable (ie. predictor only), you can simply code it as (1=male, 2=female) and use it as a covariate in any sem model. In lavaan, you can explicitly use the argument 'fixed.x=TRUE', which will regard all exogenous covariates as fixed variables. Their means/var

[R] binary exogenous variable in path analysis in sem or lavaan

Hello all I'm trying to run some path analysis in either sem or lavaan (preferably lavaan because I find its interface easier to use). Most of my variables are continuously distributed and fairly well-behaved but I have a single exogenous variable (sex) which is not continuously distributed. Pr