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'''''Structural Equations with Latent Variables''''' is a [[statistics]] textbook authored by [[Kenneth Bollen]], published in 1989. It provides a framework for understanding and applying [[structural equation modeling|structural equation modelling]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jöreskog |first=Karl G. |authorlink=Karl 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 |quote=The basic ideas and methods of structural equation models are explained in Bollen (1989).|doi-access=free }}</ref> The bookIt is commonly utilizedused in graduate-level courses that focus on structural equation modelling within the social sciences.
 
''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}}</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}}</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. This shift in perspective is highlighted on page 1, in the second paragraph.<ref name=":0" />
 
==Chapters==