Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling Using IBM SPSS Statistics and Amos
- Niels Blunch - Aarhus School of Business, Denmark
This comprehensive Second Edition offers readers a complete guide to carrying out research projects involving structural equation modeling (SEM). Updated to include extensive analysis of AMOS' graphical interface, a new chapter on latent curve models and detailed explanations of the structural equation modeling process, this Second Edition is the ideal guide for those new to the field.
The book includes:
- Learning objectives, key concepts and questions for further discussion in each chapter
- Helpful diagrams and screenshots to expand on concepts covered in the texts
- Real life examples from a variety of disciplines to show hoe SEM is applied in real research contexts
- Exercises for each chapter on an accompanying companion website
- A new glossary at the end of book
Assuming no previous experience of the subject, and a minimum of mathematical knowledge, this is the ideal guide for those new to SEM and an invaluable companion for students taking introductory SEM courses in any discipline.
Supplements
I really liked the book as an introduction to SEM for my own work (postgraduate). However, students reported that it was hard to read since advanced knowledge of statistics is assumed.
A well considered work that is hugely valuable for postgraduate students undertaking SEM.
I cannot recommend this book to my students because it is developed from a very advance point of view for them. I am afraid that maybe they are not able to follow the explanations right now. Nonetheless, I think that it should be a very useful text for their thesis, so I will highly recommend them to keep the reference for their future. Meanwhile, they need to improve their basic data analysis skills with some other handbooks.
Easy to follow. Well explained.
This book is a wonderful practical compendium.
This book offers a sound introduction to structural equation modelling and I recommend it to students working with this methodology in their dissertations.
This is an excellent book with comprehensive content that help the readers to who really want to learn Structural Equation Modelling in AMOS. I recommend it to purchase and using it as a reference, because worth buying it.
Shahrokh Nikou
Åbo Akademi Univeristy
Although I've said this will be a supplemental text I will strongly recommend it to any of our trainees who are thinking about or planning to use structural equation modelling. It is the most readable introductory book on the topic I've found so far.
Advanced for students level
Great book recommended for students who intend to analyse multiple variables using quantitative techniques.
