Structural Equation Modeling: 2015 Edition (Statistical Associates "Blue Book" Series Book 14)

An illustrated tutorial and introduction to structural equation modeling using SPSS AMOS, SAS PROC CALIS, and Stata sem and gsem commands for examples. Suitable for introductory graduate-level study.

The 2015 edition is a major update to the 2012 edition. Among the new features are these:

* Was 227 pages, now 491 pages

* Had 81 figures, now has added 200 new illustrations

* Now covers Stata and SAS as well as SPSS

* Totally revised throughout

* Includes a new "Quick Start" tutorial using the classic Wheaton dataset

* Covers multi-group analysis, latent growth curve analysis, analysis of mean structures, Bayesian SEM, and mixture (latent class) modeling

* New coverage of generalized SEM

* New coverage of multilevel SEM

* Numerous FAQs, sections on assumptions, pitfall warnings, and software tips

* Links to all datasets used in the text.