Re: st: Questions Regarding Structural Equation Model (SEM)

[William Buchanan <william@williambuchanan.net>]

Hi Yuval,

Prior to Stata 12 there wasn't any native SEM functionality. If you look at [SEM] on the online help or the documentation itself you can find additional details regarding what you might be looking for.

HTH,
Billy

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On Oct 31, 2012, at 21:29, Yuval Arbel <yuval.arbel@gmail.com> wrote:

> William, thanks for the quick answer. Is there any related material in
> stata journal? what are the supplements (if any) of the -sem- commands
> with respect to previous versions?
> 
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 6:21 AM, William Buchanan
> <william@williambuchanan.net> wrote:
>> Hi Yuval,
>> 
>> The -sem- command was introduced in Stata 12. You can find user written packages that can fit measurement models, path analysis models, and -gllamm- is incredibly flexible.
>> 
>> HTH,
>> Billy
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 21:08, Yuval Arbel <yuval.arbel@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear Statalisters,
>>> 
>>> Can anyone address me to a relevant stata material regarding
>>> structural equation models?
>>> 
>>> From my previous knowledge,, structural equations are the original
>>> equations in a system. Is there more to it?
>>> 
>>> I'm working with stata 11.2. Interestingly, I cannot find or install
>>> the -sem- command. On the other hand, I can install other related
>>> commands,
>>> such as, -lmasem-. Is there any particular reason for this?
>>> 
>>> Needless to say that any assistance will be greatly appreciated
>>> --
>>> Dr. Yuval Arbel
>>> School of Business
>>> Carmel Academic Center
>>> 4 Shaar Palmer Street,
>>> Haifa 33031, Israel
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