Structural Modeling by Example: Applications in Educational, Sociological, and Behavioral Research

by Edited by Peter Cuttance , Russell Ecob

• ISBN13: 9780521115247
• ISBN10: 0521115248
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Structural Modelling by Example offers a comprehensive overview of the application of structural equation models in the social and behavioral sciences and in educational research. It is devoted in nearly equal proportions to substantive issues and to methodological ones. The substantive section comprises case studies of the use of these models in a number of disciplines. The authors emphasize the reasons for modelling by these methods, the processes involved in defining the model, and the interpretation of the results. The methodological section comprises investigations of the behavior of structural equation modelling methods under a number of conditions. The aim is to clarify the situations in which these methods can usefully be applied and the interpretations that can be made. All researchers with a basic understanding of regression and factor analysis will find this book to be an invaluable resource as they seek to evaluate the possibilities of these new approaches for their own data.

Table of Contents

Preface

List of contributors

Introduction

An overview of structural equation modeling

Field dependence and the differentiation of neurotic syndromes

High school seniors' reports of parental socioeconomic status: black-white differences

Modeling the hierarchical structure of learning

A study of longitudinal causal models comparing gain score analysis with structural equation approaches

Some structural equation models of sibling resemblance in educational attainment and occupational status

Applications of structural equation modeling to longitudinal educational data

The robustness of maximum likelihood estimation in structural equation models

An inquiry into the effects of outliers on estimates of a structural equation model of basic skills assessment

Testing structural equation models

LISREL models for inequality constraints in factor and regression analysis

Issues and problems in the application of structural equation models

Appendix

Glossary

Index

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