Year: 1989
Type: other
Abstract: This is the introductory chapter of the book “Structural Equations with Latent Variables”. Most researchers applying statistics think in terms of modeling the individual observations. The methods of this book demand a reorientation. The procedures emphasize covariances rather than cases. Instead of minimizing functions of observed and predicted individual values, the chapter minimizes the difference between the sample covariances and the covariances predicted by the model. Structural equation models draw upon the rich traditions of several disciplines. The chapter provides a brief description of their origins. It begins by identifying three components present in today's general structural equation models: (1) path analysis, (2) the conceptual synthesis of latent variable and measurement models, and (3) general estimation procedures. By tracing the rise of each component, we gain a better idea about the origins of these procedures.
Source: Wiley eBooks
Author: Kenneth A. Bollen
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4230780164