A User's Guide to Path Analysis

By Moses Olobatuyi

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761832300
• ISBN13: 9780761832300
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"