Structural Equation Modeling for Social and Personality Psychology
- Rick H Hoyle - Duke University, USA
Research Methods
This volume offers a nontechnical presentation of structural equation modeling with an emphasis on applications in the fields of social and personality psychology.
The presentation begins with a discussion of the relationship between structural equation modeling and statistical strategies widely used in social and personality psychology, such as analysis of variance, multiple regression analysis, and factor analysis. This introduction is followed by a nontechnical presentation of the terminology, notation, and steps followed in a typical application of structural equation modeling. The remainder of the volume offers a practically-oriented presentation of specific applications using examples typical of social and personality psychology, and advice for dealing with relevant issues such as missing data, choice of software, and best practices for interpreting and reporting results.
This text will be perfect for all advanced students and researchers in social and personality psychology using structural equation modeling as part of their studies or research.
The book is goof for new leaner s of SEM
This was a good book, and the students who ended up using it provided positive feedback, saying it was very understandable.
This is a concise book and therefore useful to turn to if getting bogged down in more detailed books. I think it along with the Blunch introduction are a good pair of books for anyone learning SEM.
Nicely presented book and a 'gentle' introduction to more advanced statistical procedures.
This book is very comprehensive, yet accessible - breaking down complex statistics into a less intimating prospect.
excellent companion to selected textbook from sage.
The book offers a nice broad overview of the possibilities that SEM has to offer.
When comparing to a meal, I would position this book as an "appetizer".
This is for students taking advanced statistics courses. It is detailed and very thorough and does an excellent job of introducing SEM.
This text provides a useful and insightful introduction to the use of structural equation modeling for organizational psychology students and researchers.
Is a perfect book for beginners.
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