Author Description

Modeled After Barbara Byrne's Other Best-selling Structural Equation Modeling (sem) Books, This Practical Guide Reviews The Basic Concepts And Applications Of Sem Using M Plus Versions 5 & 6. The Author Reviews Sem Applications Based On Actual Data Taken From Her Own Research. Using Non-mathematical Language, It Is Written For The Novice Sem User. With Each Application Chapter, The Author Walks The Reader Through All Steps Involved In Testing The Sem Model Including: An Explanation Of The Issues Addressed Illustrated And Annotated Testing Of The Hypothesized And Post Hoc Models Explanation And Interpretation Of All M Plus Input And Output Files Important Caveats Pertinent To The Sem Application Under Study A Description Of The Data And Reference Upon Which The Model Was Based The Corresponding Data And Syntax Files Available At Http://www.psypress.com/sem-with-mplus/datasets. The First Two Chapters Introduce The Fundamental Concepts Of Sem And Important Basics Of The M Plus Program. The Remaining Chapters Focus On Sem Applications And Include A Variety Of Sem Models Presented Within The Context Of Three Sections: Single-group Analyses, Multiple-group Analyses, And Other Important Topics, The Latter Of Which Includes The Multitrait-multimethod, Latent Growth Curve, And Multilevel Models. Intended For Researchers, Practitioners, And Students Who Use Sem And M Plus, This Book Is An Ideal Resource For Graduate Level Courses On Sem Taught In Psychology, Education, Business, And Other Social And Health Sciences And/or As A Supplement For Courses On Applied Statistics, Multivariate Statistics, Intermediate Or Advanced Statistics, And/or Research Design. Appropriate For Those With Limited Exposure To Sem Or M Plus, A Prerequisite Of Basic Statistics Through Regression Analysis Is Recommended.