Structural equation modeling with Mplus
Subtitle: methods and applications
By: Jichuan Wang, Xiaoqian Wang
Contributors: Wang, Xiaoqian
Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781119978299
Subjects: Statistical methods; Structural equation modeling; Multivariate analysis; Data processing; Mplus; Social sciences; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics
Description: "Focuses on the methods and practical aspects of SEM models using Mplus"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Preface 1. Introduction 1.1 Model formulation 1.2 Model identification 1.3 Model estimation 1.4 Model evaluation 1.5 Model modification 2. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) Models 2.1 Basics of CFA 2.2 CFA with continuous indicators 2.3 CFA with non-normal and censored continuous indicators 2.4 CFA with categorical indicators 2.5 Higher-order CFA 3. Structural Equation Models (SEM) 3.1 Multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) Model 3.2 Structural equation model 3.3 Correcting for measurement errors in single indicator variables 3.4 Testing interactions involving latent variables 4. Latent growth modeling (LGM) for longitudinal data 4.1 Linear latent growth model (LGM) 4.2 Non-linear LGM 4.3 LGM with multiple growth processes 4.4 Two-part LGM 4.5 LGM with categorical outcomes 5. Multi-Group Modeling 5.1 Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) model 5.2 Multi-group structural equation model (SEM) 5.3 Multi-group latent growth model (LGM) 6. Mixture models 6.1 Latent class analysis (LCA) model 6.2 Latent transition analysis (LTA) model 6.3 Growth mixture model (GMM) 6.4 Factor Mixture Model (FMM) 7. Sample Size for Structural Equation Modeling 7.1 Rule of thumbs for sample size needed for SEM 7.2 Satorra-Saris's method for sample size estimation 7.3 Monte Carlo simulation for sample size estimation 7.4 Estimate sample size for SEM based on model fit statistics/indexes References Index .