Using easy-to-comprehend terms and uncomplicated examples, author Larry Hatcher walks you, step-by-step, through this introduction to using SAS software for performing advanced statistical procedures in social science research and interpreting the results. Part one of the book discusses exploratory factor analysis at an easily understood, introductory level. Part two instructs the reader on how to use the CALIS procedure to perform confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis with manifest variables, and path analysis with latent variables. This book includes appendices that give basic instruction in using SAS software. Book jacket.
This is the single best statistics text I've ever read. It's extremely easy to follow, very practical, and gives outstanding examples. Everything is so clearly described in the book that one might call it Factor analysis and SEM for Dummies. I only wish that the book covered nonrecursive SEM models.
Easy to read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Very easy to read. Examples are simple and effective. The book explains the statistical concepts as well as the SAS programming tricks. In fact, the book provides complete code - you will be able to get good amount of analysis done just by copying that code. However, you also need to buy the "The Little SAS Book" if you never used SAS before.
Excellent book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This outstanding book was one of the mainstays for my Ph.D. dissertation. It explain factor analysis and SEM techniques in a clear and effective way, with an hands-on approach that guides the reader during all the data analysis and result interpretation phases.
Thank goodness for this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I really needed this for my dissertation. As a computer scientist who is using statistically-based data mining techniques in my PhD dissertation, I needed a good "Quick Course" in factor analysis. More important than just "what is factor analysis", I needed to know how to implement my ideas in SAS. This book did the trick. Now let's hope my advisors think so. :)
An excellent tutorial for the rusty structural modeler!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book does an outstanding job of taking someone that is somewhat rusty in advanced multivariate techniques and turning them into a conversant and competent modeler. Larry Hatcher uses plain English to explain what a technique may be used for, what the required SAS code is, what the output should look like, and how the output can be interpreted. I'd strongly recommend this book for anyone taking a structural equation modeling course or wishing to apply this technique in research.
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