1. Introduction -- The mathematical models -- 2. The measurement model -- Specification of the measurement model -- Relationships between the two factor models -- The covariance structure -- Summary -- 3. The structural equation model -- The mathematical model -- The covariance structure -- Types of structural equation models -- Identification -- Estimation -- Practical considerations -- Assessing goodness of fit -- Interpreting structural coefficients -- Summary -- 4. The covariance structure model -- The mathematical model -- The covariance structure -- Special cases of the covariance structure model -- Examples -- Identification -- Estimation -- Assessment of fit -- Summary -- 5. Conclusion
Summary
The discussion in this volume will be particularly useful for estimating models with equality constraints and correlated errors across some but not all equations. The final chapter includes a guide to appropriate software packages