LISREL explained

LISREL (linear structural relations) is a proprietary statistical software package used in structural equation modeling (SEM) for manifest and latent variables.

History

LISREL was developed in the 1970s by Karl Jöreskog, then a scientist at Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey,^[1] and Dag Sörbom, later both professors of Uppsala University in Sweden.^[2]

Command language, graphical user interface and delivery

LISREL is mainly syntax-based, although recent versions have featured a graphical user interface (GUI).

SSI (Scientific Software International) has recently changed from e-Academy to a "home-built" solution for distributing the rental (6- or 12-month) versions of their software.

See also

• Confirmatory factor analysis
• Multivariate analysis
• Path analysis (statistics)
• Structural equation modeling

Further reading

• Book: Byrne, Barbara M. . A Primer of LISREL: Basic Applications and Programming for Confirmatory Factor Analytic Models . New York . Springer . 1989 . 0-387-96972-1 .
• Book: Kelderman, Henk . LISREL models for inequality constraints in factor and regression analysis . Structural Modelling by Example . Peter . Cuttance . Russell . Ecob . New York . Cambridge University Press . 1987 . 0-521-26195-3 . 221–240 . https://books.google.com/books?id=_Jx1GVK9w3wC&pg=PA221 . registration .
• Book: Sörbom, Dag . Karl Jöreskog and LISREL: A Personal Story . Structural Equation Modeling: Present and Future: A Festschrift in Honor of Karl Jöreskog . Scientific Software International . 2001 . 0-89498-049-1 . 3–10 . https://books.google.com/books?id=AMLN-oKmC_IC&pg=PA3 .
• Book: von Eye, Alexander . Bret E. . Fuller . A comparison of the SEM software packages Amos, EQS, and LISREL . Structural Equation Modelling : Applications in Ecological and Evolutionary Biology . New York . Cambridge University Press . 2003 . 0-521-78133-7 . 355–391 .

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Joreskog. K. G.. Van Thillo, M.. LISREL: A General Computer Program for Estimating a Linear Structural Equation System Involving Multiple Indicators of Unmeasured Variables (RB-72-56).. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service. 1972. November 7, 2010.
2. Web site: LISREL 8.3. Yale University Center for Science and Social Science Information. 27 November 2014.