An advantage of structural equation modeling over path analysis is that it
A) is much simpler to compute.
B) requires fewer measured variables.
C) yields more valid and reliable measures of the variables to be analyzed.
D) can be used when some or all of the variables are measured as dichotomies or ranks.

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Structural equation modeling (SEM) allows for the estimation of latent variables, which can provide more valid and reliable measures by accounting for measurement error, unlike path analysis which typically uses observed variables directly.

An Advantage of Structural Equation Modeling Over Path Analysis Is