Path analysis (statistics) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_analysis_(statistics)In statistics, path analysis is used to describe the directed dependencies among a set of variables. This includes models equivalent to any form of multiple regression analysis, factor analysis, canonical correlation analysis, discriminant analysis, as well as more general families of models in the multivariate analysis of variance and covariance analyses (MANOVA, ANOVA, ANCOVA). In addition to being thought of as a form of multiple regression focusing on causality, path analy…
Introduction to Path Analysis
psych.unl.edu › psycrs › 942What path analysis can and can’t accomplish… Cans-- for a given structural model you can… • evaluate the contribution of any path or combination of paths to the overall fit of that structural model • help identify sources of suppressor effects (indirect paths) Can’ts • non-recursive (bi-directional) models
Path Analysis | Columbia Public Health
www.publichealth.columbia.edu › path-analysisPath analysis, a precursor to and subset of structural equation modeling, is a method to discern and assess the effects of a set of variables acting on a specified outcome via multiple causal pathways. Developed nearly a century ago by Sewall Wright, a geneticist working at the US Department of Agriculture, its early applications involved ...