1. What is the difference between a latent construct and a measured variable?

2. What are the distinguishing characteristics of SEM?

3. How is structural equation modeling similar to the other multivariate techniques?

4. What is a theory? How is a theory represented in a SEM framework?

5. What is a spurious correlation? How might it be revealed using SEM?

6. What is the difference between an absolute and a relative fit index?

7. How does sample size affect structural equation modeling?

8. Why are no magic values available to distinguish good fitfrom poor fit across all situations?