Comments on the uses of statistical analysis in social sciences within the context of Freedman's "As Other's See Us: A Case Study in Path Analysis." Points out that there is an unacknowledged gap between statistical principles and the data analysis that social scientists use. (RB)

Examines D. A. Freedman's criticism of path analysis, agreeing with Freedman's criticism of its application to nonexperimental data in the social sciences. Argues that Freedman's overall conclusions, however, are too pessimistic. (RB)

Examined the relationship of depressed mood to role problems and self-concept in married women using a causal model based on path analysis. Wives' perceptions of husbands' evaluations directly affected their depressed mood and mediated the effect of role disagreement on depressed mood. (MCF)

In this research we describe and discuss a path analysis of an hypothesized model of environmental behavior. In formulating the model, we used variables that had previously been empirically linked to environmental behavior (e.g., knowledge of issues, attitudes) but also included others that had not been assessed in the context of a model…

The author of Inequality'' attempts to clear up some misconceptions about the contents of his book and rebuts arguments concerning the use of path analysis. (Author/KM)

Structural equation modeling is applied in conjunction with constrained monotone distance analysis. These alternative methods are used in an evaluation of a social-psychological model derived from Likert's theory of organizational behavior. (Author/JKS)

Interpretations regarding the effects of exogenous and endogenous variables on endogenous variables in linear structural equation systems depend upon the convergence of a matrix power series. The test for convergence developed by Joreskog and Sorbom is shown to be only sufficient, not necessary and sufficient. (Author/JKS)

Presents a case for possible compensatory effects of structured formalization--the control of job activities by administrative rules and procedures-- based on path analysis of data from 247 engineers and scientists in three organizations. (Author/WD)

A reanalysis of a structural equation model of the development of intellectual abilities is presented. The original model emphasized four different constructs of intelligence; the reanalysis emphasized a general factor model. (Author/JKS)

Explains causal path modeling, addressing common misconceptions. Emphasizes the real-world validity of causal relationships depicted in models. Uses examples from research on the antecedents of career success. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Two experiments involving students from grades 1-2 and 5-6 found strong connections between development and forgetting rates when the influences of learning ability were eliminated. Findings eliminated a hypothesis based on age variability in overlearning. (RH)

Hierarchical moderated regression (HMR) analysis may lead to interpretational problems in tests of moderator (interaction) hypotheses. An alternative, residual-centering approach is described and compared to traditional HMR analysis. Procedures for evaluating interaction hypotheses and general effect analysis procedures are described for path…

Comparisons of students' representations of financial accounting concepts with the knowledge structures of experts were depicted using Pathfinder networks. This structural approach identified the level of students' understanding of concepts and knowledge gaps that need to be addressed. (SK)

This study examined the direct effect of gender, controlling for years of experience, job role, and other variables, in a sample of 359 Pennsylvania social workers. Men social workers received significantly more yearly salary (an estimated $3,665 more) than women social workers. A path analysis suggested that the salary advantage for men that was…

A rationale for the difference in the periodic trends in the ionization energy of the transition-metal elements versus the main-group elements is presented. The difference is that in the transition-metal elements, the electrons enter an inner-shell electron orbital, while in the main-group elements, the electrons enter an outer-shell electron…