Book description
A reference guide for applications of SEM using Mplus
Structural Equation Modeling: Applications Using Mplus is
intended as both a teaching resource and a reference guide. Written in
non-mathematical terms, this book focuses on the conceptual and
practical aspects of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Basic
concepts and examples of various SEM models are demonstrated along
with recently developed advanced methods, such as mixture modeling and
model-based power analysis and sample size estimate for SEM. The
statistical modeling program, Mplus, is also featured and
provides researchers with a flexible tool to analyze their data with
an easy-to-use interface and graphical displays of data and analysis results.
Key features:
- Presents a useful reference guide for applications of SEM whilst
systematically demonstrating various advanced SEM models, such as
multi-group and mixture models using Mplus.
- Discusses and demonstrates various SEM models using both
cross-sectional and longitudinal data with both continuous and
categorical outcomes.
- Provides step-by-step instructions of model specification and
estimation, as well as detail interpretation of Mplus results.
- Explores different methods for sample size estimate and
statistical power analysis for SEM.
By following the examples provided in this book, readers will be able
to build their own SEM models using Mplus. Teachers, graduate
students, and researchers in social sciences and health studies will
also benefit from this book.
Jichuan Wang, Children's National Medical Center, The George
Washington University, USA
Xiaoqian Wang, Mobley Group Pacific Ltd., P. R. China
