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Structural equation modeling

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a diverse set of methods used by scientists for both observational and experimental research. SEM is used mostly in the social and behavioral science fields, but it is also used in epidemiology, business, and other fields. By a standard definition, SEM is "a class of methodologies that seeks to represent hypotheses…

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