Kelloway presents students, academics, and researchers with an approachable introduction to the Mplus framework and the major types of structural equation models implemented within it. The author has organized the bulk of his text in nine chapters, covering the theory and development of structural equation models, assessing model fit, using Mplus, confirmatory factor analysis, observed variable path analysis, latent variable path analysis, longitudinal analysis, and multilevel modeling. The text represents an update from the author’s earlier work, Using LISREL for Structural Equation Modeling. E. Kevin Kelloway is a faculty member of St. Mary’s University, UK. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Using a tried and tested five-step process, this book provides students with a reader-friendly introduction to the major types of structural equation models implemented in the Mplus framework.
Ideal for researchers and graduate students in the social sciences who require knowledge of structural equation modeling techniques to answer substantive research questions,Using Mplus for Structural Equation Modeling provides a reader-friendly introduction to the major types of structural equation models implemented in the Mplus framework. This practical book, which updates author E. Kevin Kelloway’s 1998 book Using LISREL for Structural Equation Modeling, retains the successful five-step process employed in the earlier book, with a thorough update for use in the Mplus environment. Kelloway provides an overview of structural equation modeling techniques in Mplus, including the estimation of confirmatory factor analysis and observed variable path analysis. He alsocovers multilevel modeling for hypothesis testing in real life settings and offersan introduction to the extended capabilities of Mplus, such as exploratory structural equation modeling and estimation and testing of mediated relationships. A sample application with the source code, printout, and results is presented for each type of analysis.
”An excellent book on the ins and outs of using Mplus, as well as the practice of structural equation modeling in applied research.”—Kevin J. Grimm, University of California, Davis