In a Tests of a Structural Model,the Path Between Store

question 63

Multiple Choice

In a tests of a structural model,the path between store preference and store patronage has a coefficient of 0.85.What does this provide evidence of?

• A)time order of occurrence
• B)nonspurious association
• C)absence of other casual factors
• D)the hypothesis that preference causes store patronage is supported
• E)none of the above

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