Your assignment this week is to describe structural equation modeling in which you include: (a) a comparison of the first and second generation models of structural equation modeling and their related major assumptions, (b) how regression analysis plays a central role in the modeling, (c) the primary concept behind structural modeling, (d) the six major applications of structural modeling, (d) the role of path diagrams and how they might be interpreted, and (e) interpreting the complexity of weak links that may be non-linear or related linearly without causal implications. Give an example of a study when it was useful to conduct structural equation modeling.
Length: 5-7 pages