Articles on Latent Growth Curve Models:

 

Willett, J.B. & Sayer, A.G. (1994). Using covariance structure analysis to detect correlates and predictors of individual change over time. Psychological Bulletin, 116, 363-381.

 

Willett, J. B., & Keiley, M. K. (2000). Using Covariance Structure Analysis to Model Change Over Time. In Howard E. A. Tinsley & Steven D. Brown (Eds.), Handbook of Applied Multivariate Statistics and Mathematical Modeling, Chapter 23. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 665-694.

 

Willett, J. B., & Bub, K. L. (2004). Latent Growth Curve Analysis. To appear in David Rindskopf (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Behavioral Statistics. Oxford, UK: Wiley.

 

 

 

Articles Critiquing Causal Modeling:

 

Freedman, D.A. (1987). As others see us: A case study in path analysis. Journal of Educational Statistics, 12, 101-128.

 

Rogosa, D. (1987). Casual models do not support scientific conclusions: A comment in support of Freedman. Journal of Educational Statistics, 12, 185-195.

 

Ling, R. (1982). Review of correlation and causation by Kenny. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 77, 489-491.