[R] Structural equation modelling in R compared with Amos

["Dénes TÓTH"]

Dear Ravi,

I would also suggest you to have a look at 'lavaan' (www.lavaan.org). It
has an extremely straightforward yet flexible model syntax and very good
documentation. Although its statistical capabilities are not comparable to
those of Mplus (which is the most powerful SEM-software I think), it is
getting more and more closer to it.
Personally I prefer lavaan over OpenMX, but it is also a matter of taste.

HTH,
  Denes



> Hi Ravi,
>
> Look at openmx, it uses R to do matrix optimization especially for SEM
> (though more general too).  It does not have the draw paths interactively
> feature, but it is extremely powerful and flexible.  I have used Amos,
> EQS, Mplus, Lisrel, and OpenMx and I believe OpenMx is competitive against
> any of those if you know what you are doing.  I have found Amos to be
> particularly limited in its ability to handle complex models.  If you are
> looking for a simpler interface to SEM in R for some basic models, he k
> out the SEM package by John Fox.
>
> HTH,
>
> Josh
>
> On Oct 20, 2011, at 4:56, Ravi Kulkarni <ravi.kulk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can anyone give me links to reviews/comparisons of R with Amos for SEM?
>> I
>> have found some but they are a little old (2009).
>>
>> Ravi
>>
>>
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