This is an updated version of the Structural Equation Modeling (PSYCH 520T) I taught at California State University, Fullerton in the Spring of 2028. This time, I'm using lavaan in R rather than LISREL. It's also influenced by excellent "Mini Lectures" from Matthew Hesson-McInnis's PSY 445 course at Illinois State University from the Spring of 2025, though all the mistakes are mine.
Texts
Required
Bollen, K. A. (1989). Structural Equations with Latent Variables. Wiley.
Recommended
Beaujean, A, A. (2014). Latent Variable Modeling Using R: A Step-by-Step Guide. Routledge.
Bollen, K. A. (in press). Elements of Structural Equation Models (SEMs). Cambridge University Press.
Other Required Readings
Tanaka, J. (1993). Multifaceted conceptions of fit in structural equation models. In Bollen, K. A., & Long, J. S., Eds. Testing Structural Equation Models (pp. 10-39). Sage. (pdf)
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2019). Chapter 13: Principal Components and Factor Analysis. In Using Multivariate Statistics, 7th Ed. Pearson. (pdf)
Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2019). Appendix A: A Skimpy Introduction to Matrix Algebra. In Using Multivariate Statistics, 7th Ed. Pearson. (pdf)
Some Pages with Links to Data Sources
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium on Political and Social Research)
FIU (Florida International University) List of Public Use Datasets
Daily Materials
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Fit Statistic Articles for Presentations
Maydeu-Olivares, Ximenez, & Revuelta (2024) GFI
Pavlov, Maydeu-Olivares, and Shi (2021) SRMR
Notes on the Steiger and Lind (1980) Handout on RMSEA
McNeish & Wolf (2023) Dynamic fit indices
Applied Article Presentations
Some Publication on Principal Components and Factor Analysis I've Found Particularly Useful
Bryant, F. B., & Yarnold, P. (1995)
Revelle's "Psychometric Theory" Chapter 6
Some Useful References on Writing Up Structural Equation Modeling Results