A User's Guide to Path Analysis

Moses E. Olobatuyi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

2006
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3230-0 (ISBN)

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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

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.9.2006
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 238 mm
Gewicht	426 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Ökonometrie
ISBN-10	0-7618-3230-0 / 0761832300
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3230-0 / 9780761832300
Zustand	Neuware