A User's Guide to Path Analysis

Written for graduate level students in advanced statistics, this handbook offers a comprehensive and practical overview of path analysis complete with: definition and graphical illustrations of basic terms and concepts; illustration of causal diagrams; in-depth discussion of assumptions underlying path analysis; discussion and illustration of causal model estimation; practical research questions for interpreting a path model; and instructions on how to read a path diagram and use the SPSS computer program.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 1. Introduction Chapter 5 2. Definition of Basic Terms and Concepts Chapter 6 3. Constructing Causal Diagrams Chapter 7 4. Assumptions Chapter 8 5. Causal Model Estimation Chapter 9 6. Types of Research Questions in Path Model Chapter 10 7. Useful Information in Applying Path Analysis Chapter 11 References

About the author

By Moses E. Olobatuyi

Product details

• Authors: Moses E. Olobatuyi, Olobatuyi Moses E.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2006
• EAN: 9780761832300
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3230-0
• No. of pages: 171
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 248 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Basic principles; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & social sciences, Society and Social Sciences