Ebook: Structural Equation Modeling With AMOS: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I:Introduction; Chapter 1. Structural equation models: The basics; Basic concepts; Latent versus observed variables; Exogenous versus endogenous latent variables; The factor analytic model; The full latent variable model; General purpose and process of statistical modeling; The general structural equation model; Symbol notation; The path diagram; Structural equations; Nonvisible components of a model; Basic composition; The formulation of covariance and mean structures; Endnotes.;This bestselling text provides a practical guide to the basic concepts of structural equation modeling (SEM) and the AMOS program (Versions 17 & 18). The author reviews SEM applications based on actual data taken from her research. Noted for its non-mathematical language, this book is written for the novice SEM user. With each chapter, the author ""walks"" the reader through all steps involved in testing the SEM model including: an explanation of the issues addressed an illustration of the hypothesized and posthoc models tested AMOS input and output with accompanying interpretation and explana.