A User's Guide to Path Analysis - Hardcover

Olobatuyi, Moses E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761832300 ISBN 13: 9780761832300

Publisher: University Press of America, 2006

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761832300
• ISBN 13: 9780761832300
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168