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Structural Equation Modeling

By: David F. Gillespie & Brian Perron
In: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology
Edited by: Sarah Boslaugh

The roots of structural equation modeling (SEM) begin with the invention of least squares about 200 years ago, the invention of factor analysis about 100 years ago, the invention of path analysis about 75 years ago, and the invention of simultaneous ...

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  Gillespie, D., & Perron, B. (2008). Structural equation modeling. In S. Boslaugh (Ed.), Encyclopedia of epidemiology (pp. 1005-1008). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n443
  
  Gillespie, David F., and Brian Perron. "Structural Equation Modeling." In Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, edited by Boslaugh, Sarah, 1005-8. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n443.
  
  Gillespie, D. and Perron, B. 2008. Structural Equation Modeling. In: Sarah Boslaugh Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Epidemiology, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1005-1008 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n443> [Accessed 3 Jul 2022].
  
  Gillespie, David F. and Brian Perron. "Structural Equation Modeling." Encyclopedia of Epidemiology. Edited by Sarah Boslaugh. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1005-8. SAGE Research Methods. 3 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n443.
  
  Gillespie, David F., and Brian Perron (2008). Structural equation modeling In: Boslaugh, Sarah (Ed.),Structural equation modeling Encyclopedia of epidemiology Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008:1005-1008. doi:10.4135/9781412953948.n443
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