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

Book Information
ISBN 9780761832300
Author Moses E. Olobatuyi
Format Hardback
Page Count 168
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 426g