Lisa L. Harlow is a professor emerita of psychology at the University of Rhode Island, USA

I. OVERVIEW

Chapter 1: Introduction and Multivariate Themes

Chapter 2: Background Themes

II. INTERMEDIATE MULTIVARIATE METHODS WITH ONE CONTINUOUS OUTCOME

Chapter 3: Multiple Regression

Chapter 4: Analysis of Covariance

III. MULTIVARIATE GROUP METHODS WITH CATEGORICAL VARIABLE(S)

Chapter 5. Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Chapter 6: Discriminant Function Analysis

Chapter 7: Logistic Regression

IV. MULTIVARIATE DIMENSIONAL METHODS WITH CONTINUOUS VARIABLES

Chapter 8: Principal Components and Factor Analysis

V: STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING

Chapter 9: Structural Equation Modeling

Chapter 10: Path Analysis

Chapter 11: Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Chapter 12: Latent Variable Modeling

Chapter 13: Multiple Sample Analysis

Chapter 14: Latent Growth Modeling

VI: SUMMARY

Chapter 15: Integration of Multivariate Methods

Focusing on the underlying themes that run through most multivariate methods, in this fully updated 3rd edition of The Essence of Multivariate Thinking Dr. Harlow shares the similarities and differences among multiple multivariate methods to help ease the understanding of the basic concepts.