A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the SAS System for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

Book Description:

Packed with concrete examples, Hatcher’s book provides an introduction to more advanced statistical procedures and includes handy appendices that give basic instruction in using the SAS System. Novice SAS users will find all they need to master SAS basics and move into advanced statistical analyses in this one book. Featured is a simple, step-by-step approach to testing structural equation models with latent variables using the CALIS procedure. The following topics are explained in easy-to-understand terms: exploratory factor analysis, principal component analysis, and developing measurement models with confirmatory factor analysis. Other covered topics of note include "LISREL-type" analyses with the user-friendly PROC CALIS and solving problems encountered in real-world social science research.

Supports releases 6.09 and higher of SAS software.