TY - BOOK AU - Kline,Rex B TI - Principles and practice of structural equation modeling T2 - Methodology in the Social Sciences SN - 9781462523344 AV - QA278 .K585 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - The Guilford Press KW - Structural equation modeling KW - Social sciences KW - Data processing N1 - Includes bibliographical reference and indexes; I. Concepts and Tools. 1. Coming of Age. -- 2. Regression Fundamentals. -- 3. Significance Testing and Bootstrapping. -- 4. Data Preparation and Psychometrics Review. -- 5. Computer Tools. -- II. Specification and Identification. 6. Specification of Observed Variable (Path) Models. -- 7. Identification of Observed Variable (Path) Models. -- 8. Graph Theory and the Structural Causal Model. -- 9. Specification and Identification of Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models. -- 10. Specification and Identification of Structural Regression Models. -- III. Analysis. 11. Estimation and Local Fit Testing. -- 12. Global Fit Testing. -- 13. Analysis of Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models. -- 14. Analysis of Structural Regression Models. -- 15. Mean Structures and Latent Growth Models. -- 16. Multiple-Samples Analysis and Measurement Invariance. -- 17. Interaction Effects and Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling. -- 18. Best Practices in Structural Equation Modeling. N2 - Topic boxes on specialized issues, such as causes of nonpositive definite correlations. *Boxed rules to remember. *Website promoting a learn-by-doing approach, including syntax and data files for six widely used SEM computer tools"-- {u01C2}c Provided by publisher ER -