Structural equation modeling SEM Stata. SEM Builder or commands it s your choice Enter your model graphically or use the command syntax sem L1 > m1 m2 L2 > m3 m4 L3 . L1 L2 L3 > m5 m6 m7 It s the same model either way Stata s SEM Builder uses standard path notation In command syntax you type the path diagram Capitalized names are latent variables