Peter M. Bentler
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Peter M. Bentler is an American psychologist, statistician, and distinguished professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Peter M. Bentler | |
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Occupation(s) | Psychologist, statistician |
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Education | Stanford University |
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Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
Doctoral students | Michael D. Newcomb |
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In multivariate analysis and psychometrics, Bentler is the developer of the structural equation modeling software EQS.[1] Bentler received a doctorate in clinical psychology from Stanford University in 1964.[2] His publications have over 300,000 citations as of 2023[update].[3] In 2014, he was awarded the Psychometric Society Career Award.[4] In 2015, he was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[5]