3ec 发表于 2009-9-30 16:40
can anyone share details about this book? basic introduction will be appreciated. ths
Latent Variable Models:An Introduction to Factor, Path, and Structural Equation Analysis, 4e John C. Loehlin
Chapter One: Path models in factor, path, and structural equation analysis 1 Chapter Two: Fitting path models 35
Iterative solution of path equations 35
Matrix formulation of path models 40
Full-fledged model-fitting programs 44
Fit functions 52
Hierarchical X2 tests 61
Descriptive criteria of model fits 67
The power to reject an incorrect model 70
Identification 73
Missing data 75
Correlations versus covariances in model fitting 78
Etc. Chapter Three: Fitting path and structural models to data from a single group on a single occasion 87
Structural and measurement models 87
Confirmatory factor analysis 92
Etc. Chapter Four: Fitting models involving repeated measures or multiple groups 120
Models of events over time 121
Models comparing different groups 130
Fitting models to means as well as covariances 139
The versatility of multiple-group designs 147
A concluding comment 148
Notes 149
Exercises 150 Chapter Five: Exploratory factor analysis—basics 152 Chapter Six: Exploratory factor analysis-elaborations 187 Chapter Seven: Issues in the application of latent variable analysis 213