Structural Equation Models From Paths to Networks

Synopsis

This new edition surveys the full range of available structural equation modeling (SEM) methodologies. The book has been updated throughout to reflect the arrival of new software packages, which have made analysis much easier than in the past. Applications in a broad range of disciplines are discussed, particularly in the social sciences where many key concepts are not directly observable. This book presents SEM’s development in its proper historical context–essential to understanding the application, strengths and weaknesses of each particular method. This book also surveys the emerging path and network approaches that complement and enhance SEM, and that are growing in importance. SEM’s ability to accommodate unobservable theory constructs through latent variables is of significant importance to social scientists. Latent variable theory and application are comprehensively explained and methods are presented for extending their power, including guidelines for data preparation, sample size calculation and the special treatment of Likert scale data. Tables of software, methodologies and fit statistics provide a concise reference for any research program, helping assure that its conclusions are defensible and publishable.

Book details

Edition:

2nd ed. 2019

Series:

Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (Book 22)

Author:

J. Christopher Westland

ISBN:

9783030125080

Related ISBNs:

9783030125073

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2020-09-26

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2019

Copyright by:

Springer Nature Switzerland AG 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Business and Finance, Computers and Internet, Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Medicine, Nonfiction, Psychology, Sociology