as.lavaan.formula: Turn a causality graph into a lavaan formula
In tzimiskes/causality: Examine The Causal Structure of Data

Description Usage Arguments Details Value Examples

Use this function to convert a causality.graph into a lavaan formula so you can fit the model to the data and assess the quality of the model from the graph.

1	as.lavaan.formula(cgraph)

cgraph

A causality.graph to be turned into a lavaan formula

currently, only DAGs are supported, though patterns and PDAGs with DAG extensions are accepted. Future work will inlcude PAGs, and including output from the FnFC family as a latent measurement model.

a lavaan formula, or an error

# turn the dag from Sachs(2009) DAG into a lavaan compatable formula
library(lavaan)
lavaan.forumula <- as.lavaan.formula(sachs.dag)
fit <- cfa(lavaan.formula, data = sachs.df)