Figure 1From: Attrition and generalizability in longitudinal studies: findings from a 15-year population-based study and a Monte Carlo simulation study Theoretical model guiding the simulation study. Note: The association between Baseline predictor and Liability of dropping out is the sum of the direct path (b) and the indirect path via follow-up outcome (a x c). The association between Follow-up outcome and Liability of dropping out is the sum of the direct path (c) and the indirect path via Baseline predictor (a x b). This is accounted for in the analyses.Back to article page