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Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extensions (Advanced Quantitative Techniques in the Social Sciences)

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As a student of Dr. Kaplan's, we used this book as a way to remind us what the loads of greek symbols scrawled across our notes actually meant. While not written to be used with any specific program, I find the book to be a great reference when I haven't used SEM for a while and need to be reminded of some of its nuances. If you are trying to learn SEM, I suggest you get a book specifically written for the program you plan on using first. Once you understand the basics, this book comes in handy. Also useful if you have a burning desire to understand the barebones behind what SEM is and the math involved.

Not helpful at all. The textbook just simply throws tons of mathematical equetions without any good explanation (at least not work for me). This complexity only makes all the stuff intangible. Don't waste your money on this book.

This book is almost useless if you don't know the mathematics and logic of structural equation modelling. Tragically if you know the mathematics and logic of structural equation modelling and seeking a deeper discussion this book would not help you either. Therefore it is hard to understand the target public and purpose of the author. In fact this book is a good application of a particular (and annoying) formula for pseudo-writing about mathematical concepts: whenever there is a need for rigour point out a reference, talk about concepts without any depth and without appealing to intuition and present computer outputs instead of solutions.

You may wish to have this (kind of) book only if you want to have a kind of tourist guide for the realm of structural equation modelling.