By version 24, other software had robust multilevel SEM for nested data (students in schools, patients in clinics). Amos 24 requires you to use a clunky "Bayesian" approach or aggregate data. You cannot easily specify a two-level SEM. (Note: This improved in Amos 25+ with complex survey data analysis.)
Elena thought she was done, but then she explored the output button. This is where Amos 24 hides its most valuable tool for writers: the "Plugin: Name Unobserved Variables." ibm spss amos 24
Amos 24 supports ML, GLS, and ADF, but it lacks like MLR (Maximum Likelihood with Robust standard errors) found in Mplus or lavaan . For non-normal data, you rely on bootstrapping (which is slow) or Bollen-Stine, rather than a quick robust correction. By version 24, other software had robust multilevel