The Method of Path Coefficients
www.jstor.org › stable › 2957502The method of path coefficients was suggested a number of years ago (Wright 1918, more fully 1920, 1921), as a flexible means of relating the correlation coefficients between variables in a multiple system to the functional relations among them. The method has been applied in quite a variety of cases. It seems
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link.springer.com › chapter › 10Aug 29, 2017 · The classical simple linear regression model involves one independent variable and one dependent (outcome) variable. Sewall Wright developed the method of path coefficients as a comprehensive approach to study the direct and indirect relationships between multiple independent variables and a dependent variable.