Hi,

In your case, I don't think that SEM would be an appropriate technique given the simplicity of the model. However, the appropriate technique for the analysis should be chosen based on the research questions/objectives you have. If you can further elaborate on the purpose of your research I can provide you more information.

Kind regards

Thushara

Dear Avinash,

Indeed choosing the correct analysis method depends on your aim of study.

However, if by any chance you are looking for finding a model based on these variables for prediction, then regression modeling sounds perfect for such data. You may use SPSS package to find such models easily.

Good luck

Dear Mr Meharai ,

Thank you for your response. This is slightly more complicated than a single step regression. As we have one IV leading to 3 IVs (mediating variables) which inturn leads to the final DV.

If you sure about setup, I mean dependency you indicate, it seem that you have only one output! If you want statistical properties you can use standard approaches, but in first step it's better to find cross-correlation to find about their correlation.