STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING
Book chapter, 2020

This chapter introduces background and historical information on how structural equation modeling (SEM) came to be developed. Then, the main differences between SEM and earlier multivariate methods are explained. The chapter describes three main applications of SEM: path analysis, factor analysis, and hybrid models. Some computer programs are recommended for these applications. The step-by-step section goes over how to estimate structural models with AMOS and R. The chapter concludes with two example applications of SEM in the planning field.

Author

Matt Miller

University of Utah

Ivana Tasic

Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics

Torrey Lyons

The University of North Carolina System

Reid Ewing

University of Utah

James B. Grace

United States Geological Survey

Advanced Quantitative Research Methods for Urban Planners

185-215
9781000036428 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Civil Engineering

Computational Mathematics

Probability Theory and Statistics

DOI

10.4324/9780429325038-8

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