Bayesian Latent Variable Analysis R package blavaan version 0.5-10 CRAN Task View: Bayesian (https://CRAN.R-project.org/view=Bayesian) CRAN Task View: MixedModels (https://CRAN.R-project.org/view=MixedModels) CRAN Task View: Psychometrics (https://CRAN.R-project.org/view=Psychometrics) Fit a variety of Bayesian latent variable models, including confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation models, and latent growth curve models. References: Merkle & Rosseel (2018) <doi:10.18637/jss.v085.i04>; Merkle et al. (2021) <doi:10.18637/jss.v100.i06>. Software Depends: R(>= 4.1.0), methods, Rcpp(>= 0.12.15) Imports: stats, utils, graphics, lavaan(>= 0.6-18), coda, mnormt, nonnest2(>= 0.5-7), loo(>= 2.0), rstan(>= 2.26.0), rstantools(>= 1.5.0), RcppParallel (>= 5.0.1), bayesplot, Matrix, future.apply, tmvnsim, igraph LinkingTo: StanHeaders (>= 2.26.0), rstan (>= 2.26.0), BH (>= 1.69.0), Rcpp (>= 0.12.15), RcppEigen (>= 0.3.3.4.0), RcppParallel (>= 5.0.1) Suggests: runjags(>= 2.0.4-3), modeest(>= 2.3.3), rjags, cmdstanr, semTools, blavsam, tinytest Edgar Merkle <merklee@missouri.edu> Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) Edgar Merkle [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-0653>), Yves Rosseel [aut], Ben Goodrich [aut], Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal [ctb] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2951-6647>, R/blav_compare.R, R/ctr_bayes_fit.R, vignettes), Terrence D. Jorgensen [ctb] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-6773>, R/ctr_bayes_fit.R, R/ctr_ppmc.R, R/blav_predict.R), Huub Hoofs [ctb] (R/ctr_bayes_fit.R), Rens van de Schoot [ctb] (R/ctr_bayes_fit.R), Andrew Johnson [ctb] (Makevars), Matthew Emery [ctb] (loo moment_match), Michael S. Truong [ctb] (options(blavaan.target)) GPL (>= 3) 2026-01-20 application/tgz https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=blavaan doi:10.32614/CRAN.package.blavaan