Basic Measurement Model in SPSS AMOS

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In CB-SEM, Loadings, Model Fit, and Modification Indices are critical to model identification. This post will discuss in detail all these concept.
Steps
Step 1:
The first step is opening the IBM SPSS AMOS Graphics Application by Clicking the Windows/Start Button or Through the Desktop Icon or through the Folder where the software is installed.
Step 2:
Once the application is open, Add the dataset by Clicking the Select Data Files Button on the toolbar as shown below
Step 3:
Locate the file by Clicking on the File Name button
Step 4:
Once, loaded you can view the variable list by licking the variable list button on the toolbar.
Step 5:
In order to start drawing the model, click the Draw a latent variable or add an indicator to a latent variable button on the toolbar
Step 6:
Next, Click on the White Canvas or Drag and Drop on the White canvas, this will draw a Circle/Oval on the white canvas which will be your latent variable. Now to add indicators, click on the Circle/Oval, indicators are added with each click. For example i needed 6 indicators so i click 6 times and made a model like the following.
Step 7:
Rotate the indicators so they can be on the left of the latent variable (Circle/Oval). You can do this by selecting the Rotate Indicators button from the toolbar as shown in the figure.
Step 8:
Next, add each indicator from the variable list to the model by dragging the indicator from the variable list (as shown in Step 4) to the indicator in the model on the canvas.
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Step 9:
You can rename the latent variable by clicking on it.
Step 10:
You can also rename the error terms by clicking on the Plugins Menu and Selecting the Rename Unobserved Variables Option.
Step 11:
Set your analysis properties by clicking on the Analysis Properties button
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For more in-depth and step-wise detail on how to develop a model in SPSS AMOS, watch the video
Video Tutorial
Additional SPSS AMOS Resources
- Assessing Construct Reliability and Convergent Validity in SPSS AMOS
- Basic/First Structural Model in SPSS AMOS
- Common Method Bias in SPSS AMOS
- Common Method Bias using Latent Common Method Factor
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Analyzing SPSS AMOS Output
- First Measurement Model in AMOS
- Full Structural Model Analysis
- How to Assess Discriminant Validity in SPSS AMOS
- IBM SPSS AMOS Lecture Series – Basics
- IBM SPSS AMOS Series – 2 – What is Structural Equation Modelling
- IBM SPSS AMOS Series – 4 – Introduction to AMOS
- IBM SPSS AMOS Series – Factor Loadings and Fit Statistics
- Introduction to Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
- Mediation Analysis with Multiple Mediators
- Moderation Analysis with Categorical Moderator in SPSS AMOS
- Moderation Anlaysis in SPSS AMOS
- Reporting Measurement Model – Fit Indices, Reliability and Validity
- Serial Mediation Analysis in SPSS AMOS
- SPSS AMOS Assessing Normality of Data
- SPSS AMOS Mediation Analysis
- Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Model fit in SPSS AMOS