'''''Structural Equations with Latent Variables''''' is a [[statistics]] textbook authored by [[Kenneth Bollen]]. thatIt 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 book is commonly utilisedutilized in graduate-level courses that focus on structural equation modelling within the social sciences.
''Structural Equations with Latent Variables'' is a comprehensive book that explores various topics in the field. It, coverscovering 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> The bookExamples providesare examplesprovided from sociology, economics, and psychology to illustrate the practical applications of these methods.
The book emphasizes a distinctive perspective by focusingfocuses 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" />
