This book traces the theory and methodology of multivariate statistical analysis and shows how
it can be conducted in practice using the LISREL computer program. It presents not only the
typical uses of LISREL such as confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation models
but also several other multivariate analysis topics including regression (univariate
multivariate censored logistic and probit) generalized linear models multilevel analysis
and principal component analysis. It provides numerous examples from several disciplines and
discusses and interprets the results illustrated with sections of output from the LISREL
program in the context of the example. The book is intended for masters and PhD students and
researchers in the social behavioral economic and many other sciences who require a basic
understanding of multivariate statistical theory and methods for their analysis of multivariate
data. It can also be used as a textbook on various topics of multivariate statistical analysis.
