A User's Guide to Path Analysis

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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

Author Bio

Moses E. Olobatuyi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Morgan State University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Howard University. He is the author of several journal articles and an active participant in academic associations, including The Eastern Sociological Society.