A Primer of LISREL represents the first complete guide to the use of LISREL computer programming in analyses of covariance structures. Rather than writing for the expert statistician, Dr. Byrne draws examples from her own research in providing a practical guide to applications of LISREL modeling for the unsophisticated user. This book surpasses the other theoretically cumbersome manuals, as the author describes procedures and examples establishing for the user the first book requiring no supplement to the understanding of causal modeling and LISREL.

Section I Introduction.- 1 The LISREL Confirmatory Factor Analytic (CFA) Model.- 2 Using the LISREL Program.- Section II Single-Group Analyses.- 3 Application 1: Validating a Theoretical Construct.- 4 Application 2: Validating a Measuring Instrument.- 5 Validating Multiple Traits Assessed by Multiple Methods: The Multitrait-Multimethod Framework.- Section III Multigroup Analyses.- 6 Testing for Measurement and Structural Invariance of a Theoretical Construct.- 7 Testing for Item Invariance of a Measuring Instrument.- 8 Testing for Invariant Latent Mean Structures.- References.- Appendix: Description of Data and Measuring Instruments.