Of the Following Statistical Techniques, Which One Does NOT Allow

question 25

Multiple Choice

Of the following statistical techniques, which one does NOT allow the researcher to hypothesize a particular model to explain the data?

• A) Path analysis
• B) Structural equation modeling
• C) Stepwise multiple regression

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