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Asia University College of Management Department of Business Administration


Quantitative Research Method Structural Equation Modeling

Instructor : Professor Massoud Moslehpour

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)


Chapter 14 Pages: 247-260 Vogt, W. P. (2007). Quantitative Reserah Methods for Professionals. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

SCENE

1. What is a model, and how can one be built? 2. How is factor analysis incorporated into the model? 3. How are the results of a full meauserement and structural model? 4. How can what has been learned be used to interpret actual research results ? 5. How is SEM used in causel inference? Objective of this presentation We will be able to develop a research model and test our hypotheses through Structural Equation Modeling.

Structural Equation Modeling


Keywords

Causal modeling Model Testing Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) Path analysis Structure Structural Model Measurement model Path coefficients

Latent Variables Measured variables Factor loadings Corelation matrix Covariance matrix Maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) Goodness of fit Endogenous construtcs (Dependent) Exogenous constructs (Independent)

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What is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) ?
SEM is a regression analysis for measuring the relations among variables SEM provides analysis of

Confirmatory Factor Analysis Structural Model

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1. What is a model, and how can one be built?
A model is a representation of a theory. Theory is a systematic set of relationships.

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2. How is factor analysis incorporated into the model?

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3. How are the results of a full meauserement and structural model?

Structural Equation Modeling


4. How can what has been learned be used to interpret actual research results ?

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5. How is SEM used in causel inference?

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LETS DO TOGETHER TO SEE A REAL EXAMPLE... Generally, master thesis consists of 5 chapters Chapter I: Introduction Chapter II: Literature Review Chapter III: Research Methodology Chapter IV: Result Chapter V: Discussion and Conclusions

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1. Choosing a study topic... Explorotary or ? We can find the topic in Journal papers (generally, inside of future study directions or e.g., conclusions, or limitations) Asia University, Library website for example: www.proquest.com or www.googlescholar.com 2. We need to determine objective... 3. We need to develope hypotheses... (e.g., literature review) 4. Methodology... (quantitative, qualitatitve) if quantitative which method e.g. SEM? 5. Interpration of the result for conclsions and implications...

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For example, 1. We chosed a topic which we really like. We are doing a study on tourism destination brand equity. 2. Our objective is to provide a new tourism destination brand equity conceptual model in marketing literature. 3. We have already reviewed the literature and developed our hypotheses. 4. We have 5 constructs (e.g., variables or called latent variables in SEM). 5. We have found that SEM is the best way and provide us powerful analysis technique. Because SEM provides us to see the relationship of all 5 constructs.

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We will be conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural model... CFA is to see measurement variables are systematic and logical ? Structural model is to see set of one or more dependence relationships linking the hypothesized models constructs... LETS DO IT... together

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Software Program ?
AMOS, LISREL

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References
Vogt, W. P. (2007). Quantitative Reserah Methods for Professionals. Boston, MA: Pearson.

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