Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling Using SPSS and Amos - Softcover

Niels Blunch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412945577 ISBN 13: 9781412945578

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling using SPSS and AMOS is a complete guide to carrying out your own structural equation modelling project.

Assuming no previous experience of the subject, and a minimum of mathematical knowledge, this is the ideal guide for those new to structural equation modelling (SEM). Each chapter begins with learning objectives, and ends with a list of the new concepts introduced and questions to open up further discussion. Exercises for each chapter, incuding the necessary data, can be downloaded from the book's website. Helpful real life examples are included throughout, drawing from a wide range of disciplines including psychology, political science, marketing and health.

Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling using SPSS and AMOS provides engaging and accessible coverage of all the basics necessary for using SEM, making it an invaluable companion for students taking introductory SEM courses in any discipline.

About this title

Review

'Blunch has produced a useful addition to the catalogue of introductory SEM textbooks...He differentiates his texts from others by orienting all of his examples around a single SEM software package, by almost exclusively using the programming interface of AMOS, and by including a chapter on PCA and EFA' -
The American Statistician

'Here's a bottom line for this book: Read it along with a beginning student trying a first CFA or SEM. It is informative for the student and can serve as a guide to more detailed literature. Further, it is well priced. Take it down from your book shelf as a teaching tool. I end in Danish with tusind tak [thousand thanks] to Professor Blunch' -
Personnel Psychology

'[The book] is under 300 pages but is surprisingly thorough....The psychometrics background and frequent words of caution about drawing conclusions about causality and constant reminders of the importance of models being theoretically grounded keep the reader well aware of modeling reality within SEM, information that is often overlooked in traditional SEM textbooks' -
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal

About the Author

Niels J. Blunch was formerly in the Department of Marketing and Statistics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412945577
• ISBN 13: 9781412945578
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280