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This paper summarizes an internal EM type algorithm implemented in EQS software for two-level structural equation models with simultaneous mean and covariance structures. A practical example illustrates the model set for an EQS run, and gives an explanation of EQS output.
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Bentler, P.M., Liang, J. (2003). Simultaneous Mean and Covariance Structure Analysis for Two Level Structural Equation Models on EQS. In: Yanai, H., Okada, A., Shigemasu, K., Kano, Y., Meulman, J.J. (eds) New Developments in Psychometrics. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66996-8_12
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