An annotated bibliography for the study of structural equation modeling.

Abstract

Within the past decade, structural equation modeling (SEM) has been a well known component of the methodological arsenal of the social sciences and behavioral sciences in Japan. This approach is being employed in an expanding range of substantive areas because of it includes many conventional statistical method such as the general linear model and factor analysis. This review paper is intended for researchers and students who want to study and use SEM or covariance structure analysis described in books and articles published previously.