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'''''Structural Equations with Latent Variables''''' is a [[statistics]] textbook authored by [[Kenneth Bollen]] and published in 1989. It aims to provide a framework for understanding and applyingon [[structural equation modeling]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jöreskog |first=Karl G. |authorlinkyear=Karl1994 Gustav Jöreskog|title=Structural Equation Modeling with Ordinal Variables |journal=Lecture Notes-Monograph Series |series=Institute of Mathematical Statistics Lecture Notes - Monograph Series |volume=24|year=1994 |pages=297{{ndash}}310 |doi=10.1214/lnms/1215463803|jstor=4355811 |isbn=0-940600-35-8 |jstor=4355811 |quote=The basic ideas and methods of structural equation models are explained in Bollen (1989). |doi-access=free |authorlink=Karl Gustav Jöreskog}}</ref> by [[social scientist]] and [[statistician]] [[Kenneth Bollen]]. Published in 1989, it covers topics in the statistics like measurement [[Validity (statistics)|validity]], [[Reliability (statistics)|reliability]], overall fit indices, [[model identification]], causality, and the statistical software package [[LISREL]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Bollen|first=Kenneth A.|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9781118619179|title=Structural Equations with Latent Variables: Bollen/Structural Equations with Latent Variables|date=1989-04-28|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|isbn=978-1-118-61917-9|___location=Hoboken, NJ, USA|language=en|doi=10.1002/9781118619179 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bollen |first1=Kenneth A. |title=Structural Equations with Latent Variables |chapter= |date=1989 |url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1989-97716-000|doi=10.1002/9781118619179 |isbn=978-0-471-01171-2 }}</ref> Examples from [[sociology]], [[economics]], and [[psychology]] are used in the textbook to illustrate the practical applications of these methods. The book examines covariances rather than individual cases.<ref name=":0" /> It is commonly used in graduate-level courses that focus on structural equation modeling within the social sciences.{{cn|date=January 2024}}

''Structural Equations with Latent Variables'' explores various topics in the statistics field, covering measurement validity and reliability, overall fit indices, model identification, causality, and the statistical software package [[LISREL]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Bollen|first=Kenneth A.|url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/9781118619179|title=Structural Equations with Latent Variables: Bollen/Structural Equations with Latent Variables|date=1989-04-28|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|isbn=978-1-118-61917-9|___location=Hoboken, NJ, USA|language=en|doi=10.1002/9781118619179|access-date=August 13, 2023|archive-date=August 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813115227/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118619179|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=APA PsycNet|url=https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1989-97716-000|access-date=2022-08-26|website=psycnet.apa.org|language=en|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407150401/https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1989-97716-000|url-status=live}}</ref> Examples are provided from sociology, economics, and psychology to illustrate the practical applications of these methods.

The book focuses on the examination of covariances rather than individual cases.<ref name=":0"/>

==Chapters==

* Introduction

* Model Notation, Covariances, and Path Analysis

* Causality and Causal Models

* Structural Equation Models, with Observed Variables

* The Consequences of Measurement Error

* Measurement Models: The Relation between Latent and Observed Variables

* Confirmatory Factor Analysis

* The General Model, Part I: Latent Variable and Measurement Models Combined

* The General Model, Part II: Extensions

==Reviews==

The book generally received positive reviews, and currently has a 4.4 star rating on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].{{Citation|title=Structural Equations Latent Variables on Amazon|url=https://www.amazon.com/Structural-Equations-Latent-Variables-Kenneth/dp/0471011711}}<!--i know this isn't a very good source, but i literally can't find anything else-->

{{blockquote|text=Kenneth Bollen's new book, ''Structural Equations with Latent Variables'' is a "comprehensive introduction" to the LISREL approach to covariance structure analysis. It is written, insightful, and complete covering both basic and advanced topics, with Bollen providing his insights into controversies and recent developments making good use of empirical examples to illustrate important points. He also stresses, at every point, that substantive knowledge and the theory of the process being modeled are indispensable for using the method fruitfully.|author=Ross L. Matsueda (2017)<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Matsueda|first=Ross L.|date=1991|title=Review of Structural Equations with Latent Variables.|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2781918|journal=American Journal of Sociology|volume=96|issue=6|pages=1553–1555|doi=10.1086/229704|jstor=2781918|issn=0002-9602|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116174958/http://www.jstor.org/stable/2781918|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

{{blockquote|text=Bollen’s text, ''Structural Equations with Latent Variables'', represents an authoritative account of covariance structure modeling developments from the perspective of a sociologist who has made important contributions to both the psychometric and sociological literature on these models.|author=[[Jeffrey S. Tanaka]] (1990)<ref>{{cite journal|first=J. S.|last=Tanaka|authorlink=Jeffrey S. Tanaka|title=Book Review: Structural Equations with Latent Variables|journal=[[Applied Psychological Measurement]]|volume=14|issue=2|date=June 1990|pages=213{{ndash}}215|doi=10.1177/014662169001400212|s2cid=123209695}}</ref>}}

{{blockquote|text=It is regarded that Bollen's book is the most extensive and attractive book on structural equations modeling currently available, going beyond a strict introductory purpose. The solidly written book contains a lot of information, and till 1989 say, a fairly complete state of the art of covariance structure analysis for continuous variables.

One major drawback of the book is that the field is still expanding so fast that some of the material was outdated as soon as soon as the author ran to the publisher with the final manuscript.|multiline=yes|author=Anne Boomsma (1991)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boomsma|first1=Anne|title=Book review of K.A. Bollen (1989). Structural equations with latent variables|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269395170|website=ResearchGate|publisher=Anne Boomsma|access-date=7 May 2023|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318180357/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269395170_Book_review_of_KA_Bollen_1989_Structural_equations_with_latent_variables|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

==References==