Purchase of the Mplus users manual is not required, I will provide you with the necessary information. Other Resources There are several internet sites devoted to SEM that may be of use. Comments on Learning Statistics Statistics of any kind is very difficult topic to learn. However, keeping in mind the following points learning statistics should greatly facilitate your learning in this course. It's not like math, it is like math .
Statistics is considerably different from mathematics.
In fact, the math required for this course is no more complex than what is needed to balance a check book. Statistics is like mathematics, however, in that it must be practiced to be learned. One has to work on exercises, analyze different problems, and get experience with different analytic situations in order to absorb the information. Do not think that you can just read through the material and remember everything. You may need to reread and apply the material several times.