Discovering Structural Equation Modeling Using Stata - Softcover

Acock, Alan C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597181331 ISBN 13: 9781597181334

Publisher: Stata Press, 2013

Synopsis

Discovering Structural Equation Modeling Using Stata is devoted to Stata’s sem command and all it can do. You’ll learn about its capabilities in the context of confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis, structural equation modeling, longitudinal models, and multiple-group analysis. The book describes each model along with the necessary Stata code, which is parsimonious, powerful, and can be modified to fit a wide variety of models. Downloadable data sets enable you to run the programs and learn in a hands-on way.

A particularly exciting feature of Stata is the SEM Builder. This graphic interface for structural equation modeling allows you to draw publication-quality path diagrams and fit the models without writing any programming code. When you fit a model with the SEM Builder, Stata automatically generates the complete code that you can save for future use. Use of this unique tool is extensively covered in an appendix, and brief examples appear throughout the text.

Requiring minimal background in multiple regression, this practical reference is designed primarily for those new to structural equation modeling. Some experience with Stata would be helpful but is not essential. Readers already familiar with structural equation modeling will also find the book’s State code useful.

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About the Author

Alan Acock is a sociologist and a University Distinguished Professor in the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences at Oregon State University. He has published more than 130 articles in leading social and behavioral science journals. He is also the author of A Gentle Introduction to Stata.

Edition details

• Publisher: Stata Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1597181331
• ISBN 13: 9781597181334
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304