Date:         Sun, 5 Sep 1999 22:42:45 -0400
Reply-To:     James Watts <watsdat@NETSIDE.COM>
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From:         James Watts <watsdat@NETSIDE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Reference
Comments: To: Kim & Joe Dixon <jwdixon@simplecom.net>
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I've been reading B. Byrne's Structural Equation Modeling with LISREL, etc.. (LEA,
'98) It's fairly basic and has the code for many types of problems in LISREL.  You
could just borrow her code.   I believe she has a similar one for EQS.
"Multivariate Data Analysis" by Hair (prentice-hall, 97), et.al. has an easy to
understand couple of chapters on SEM.  You may not need a book if you are using
AMOS or the latest LISREL.  Both have tried to reduce the implementation of SEM to
variable dragging and dropping.    james watts
Kim & Joe Dixon wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Can anyone recommend a basic reference book for structural equation modeling? I
> am statistically challenged at best and am looking for something akin to
> "Structural Equation Modeling for Dummies!"
>
> Thanks for your suggestions,
> Kim Dixon
>
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> Kim Embleton Dixon,RN,MBA,MA
> Doctoral Student Clinical Psychology
> Department of Psychology
> University of Alabama
> Dixon002@Bama.UA.edu
>
> The one who walks in integrity walks securely.
>                           Proverbs 10:9