Structural Equation Modeling With AMOS

Author:Barbara M. Byrne
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Psychology Press; 2 edition (July 28, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805863729
ISBN-13: 978-0805863727
Format: PDF
Description: This book illustrates the ease with which AMOS4.0 can be used to address research questions that lend themselves tostructural equation modeling (SEM). This goal is achieved by: 1)presenting a nonmathematical introduction to the basic concepts andapplications of structural equation modeling; 2) demonstrating basicapplications of SEM using AMOS 4.0; and 3) highlighting features of AMOS 4.0 that address important caveats related to SEM analyses.

Written in a user-friendly style, the author walks the reader through10 SEM applications from model specification to estimation to theassessment and interpretation of the output. Each of the book'sapplications is accompanied by:

a statement of the hypothesis being tested;
a schematic representation of the model under study;
the use and function of a wide variety of icons and pull-down menus;
a full explanation of related AMOS Graphic input models and output files;
a model input file based on AMOS BASIC; and
the published reference from which each application was drawn.