A User's Guide to Path Analysis
- ISBN-10
- 0761832300
- ISBN-13
- 9780761832300
- Category
- Path analysis
- Pages
- 171
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Author
- Moses E. Olobatuyi
Description
Written for graduate level students in advanced statistics, this handbook offers a comprehensive and practical overview of path analysis. A User's Guide to Path Analysis contains: - Definition and graphical illustrations of basic terms and concepts - Illustration of causal diagrams with emphasis on variable positioning, path symbols, error terms, missing arrows, and feedback loops - In-depth discussion of assumptions underlying path analysis -Discussion of causal model estimation with illustrations -Practical research questions for interpreting a path model -Instructions on how to read a path diagram, and how to use the SPSS computer program and interpret the results -Suggestions for what to include when writing up or interpreting findings
