Dr. Katie Gunnell contributed a chapter, “Introduction to factor analysis and structural equation modelling,” to a recently published book titled, An Introduction to Intermediate and Advanced Statistical Analyses for Sport and Exercise Scientists. Citation details and a brief description of the book are below.
Gunnell, K. E., Gareau, A., & Gaudreau, P. (2016). Introduction to factor analysis and structural equation modelling. In N. Ntoumanis, & N. D. Myers (Eds.). An Introduction to Intermediate and Advanced Statistical Analyses for Sport and Exercise Scientists (pp. 79-99). Chichester, United Kingdom; Wiley. ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118962052,subjectCd-ED04.html
DESCRIPTION: This book introduces the reader to a wide variety of intermediate and advanced statistical tests that are utilised within the sport and exercise science/ kinesiology field. The first part of this book explores widely employed statistical tests including ANOVA, MANOVA and mediation and moderation via regressions. The later chapters examine more advanced and less frequently used tests and procedures such as sample size and power determination, exploratory structural equation modeling and mixture modeling.
Key features:
- Provides a wide variety of intermediate to advanced statistical tests with all examples being specific to sport and exercise sciences
- Each chapter has step-by-step explanations of the required procedures and a non-technical interpretation of the findings
- Written by a diverse international group of experts in quantitative methodology
- A supporting website featuring a variety of detailed programme code; primarily SPSS and MPlus, screenshots and datasets to enable readers to replicate the examples presented throughout the book
This book provides an excellent resource for researchers and postgraduate students who need to use complex and statistical techniques. Postgraduate students and researchers in health, psychology and education will also find this book beneficial.
