Swiss Summer School 2014

Eldad Davidov/Georg Datler
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) I

Eldad Davidov Eldad Davidov is professor of sociology at the University of Zurich and vice-president of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA). His research interests concentrate on structural equation modeling especially applied to cross-country and longitudinal survey data. In his applications he analyzes human values and attitudes toward immigrants or other minorities.

Georg Datler is a sociologist at the chair of Eldad Davidov, University of Zurich. His research interests are in methodology broadly definded, i.e. the relation of theory and methods. Current research focusses on latent variables, such as social values and European identity. Applied methods include: confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with metric and categorical data, multiple group analysis, factor mixture modeling (the combination of CFA and latent class analysis).

Workshop contents and objectives

The objective of this course is to show how structural equation modeling can be used to develop and/or test both measurement models and causal theories between latent variables with survey data, also across groups. A further important aim is to familiarize participants with the AMOS program. The program will be run by graphical input via path diagrams (AMOS Graphics). A special focus will be given to the analysis of comparative data across groups.

Objectives

The objective of this course is to show how structural equation modeling can be used to develop and/or test both measurement models and causal theories between latent variables with survey data. A further important aim is to familiarize participants with the AMOS program. The program will be run by graphical input via path diagrams (AMOS Graphics).

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