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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQH541.15.M3 _bG73 2006
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100	1		_aGrace, James B., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aStructural equation modeling and natural systems / _cJames B. Grace.
246	3		_aStructural Equation Modeling & Natural Systems
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2006.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 365 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aThis book, first published in 2006, presents an introduction to the methodology of structural equation modeling, illustrates its use, and goes on to argue that it has revolutionary implications for the study of natural systems. A major theme of this book is that we have, up to this point, attempted to study systems primarily using methods (such as the univariate model) that were designed only for considering individual processes. Understanding systems requires the capacity to examine simultaneous influences and responses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) has such capabilities. It also possesses many other traits that add strength to its utility as a means of making scientific progress. In light of the capabilities of SEM, it can be argued that much of ecological theory is currently locked in an immature state that impairs its relevance. It is further argued that the principles of SEM are capable of leading to the development and evaluation of multivariate theories of the sort vitally needed for the conservation of natural systems.
650		0	_aBiotic communities _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aMultivariate analysis.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521837422
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617799
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