Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Μοντελοποίηση Δομικών Εξισώσεων	Ανάλυση Πολλαπλής Παλινδρόμησης
Πεδίο	Ερευνητική Στατιστική	Ερευνητική Στατιστική
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1921	1801
Δημιουργός	Sewall Wright	Carl Friedrich Gauss
Τύπος	Method	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Jöreskog, K. G., & Sörbom, D. (1973). LISREL: A general computer program for estimating a linear structural equation system. Research Bulletin 73-5. University of Stockholm.	Draper, N. R., & Smith, H. (1966). Applied Regression Analysis. John Wiley & Sons.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	SEM, path analysis, latent variable modeling, causal modeling	MLR, multivariate regression, linear regression
Συναφείς	3	4
Σύνοψη	Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a comprehensive statistical framework combining path analysis (Sewall Wright, 1921) and confirmatory factor analysis to test complex causal models linking observed and latent variables. Formalized by Jöreskog (1973) with LISREL software, SEM enables simultaneous estimation of measurement relationships (how variables measure latent constructs) and structural relationships (how constructs influence outcomes), making it powerful for theory testing in psychology, epidemiology, organizational research, and health sciences where complex mediation, moderation, and latent processes require integrated analysis.	Multiple regression analysis is a statistical method for modeling the relationship between a continuous dependent variable and two or more independent variables (predictors). Originating from Gauss's early 19th-century work and formalized by Draper and Smith (1966), it estimates linear equations predicting outcomes from multiple predictors while accounting for confounding relationships, making it indispensable in epidemiology, economics, psychology, and clinical research.