A Nonstandard Method for Estimating a Linear G rowth Model in LISREL

A structural equation modelling approach for estimating a linear growth curve model is presented. This method can be used for a wide variety of models based on the General Linear Mixed Model. This model is a simple example of a multilevel or random coefficients model. The logic of the method is described, and then a LISR E L implementation is presented. A s an example of the individual linear growth curve model, growth data presented by Pothoff and Roy (1964) is analysed.

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