Workshop 7
Testing basic structural equation models: Overview and hands-on application using the EQS approach
Barbara Byrne
University of Ottawa, Canada
Abstract
This workshop details the many stages of structural equation modeling (SEM) analyses and provides for hands-on application based on the EQS program (PC version). Following an overview of program notation and review of procedures involved in testing for the validity of hypothesized SEM models, participants are “walked through” both the specification of and results derived from the testing of two confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) and one full SEM model. Although data and software will be provided, workshop participants are required to bring their own laptops. A basic understanding of both factor analysis and SEM is a necessary prerequisite. |