Strategies of Path Analysis
| Autor: | Lee M. Wolfle |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
Research design
Theoretical computer science Mathematical model Computer science 05 social sciences Causal effect 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education Poison control Regression analysis Computer security computer.software_genre Education 0504 sociology A priori and a posteriori Path analysis (statistics) 0503 education computer Critical path method |
| Zdroj: | American Educational Research Journal. 17:183-209 |
| ISSN: | 1935-1011 0002-8312 |
| DOI: | 10.3102/00028312017002183 |
| Popis: | Path analysis is a method for explicitly formulating theory, and attaching quantitative estimates to causal effects thought to exist on a priori grounds. There are four basic kinds of path models: recursive, block, block-recursive, and nonrecursive. Because some questions can be answered only under certain path analytic structures, the theoretical questions and research goals guide the selection of a particular model. Knowing what sorts of questions each model addresses, educational researchers will be in a better position to formulate hypotheses in model-specific terms. Four illustrations are provided, presenting strategies of analysis typical of each kind of model. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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