An Advantage of Structural Equation Modeling Over Ordinary Path Analysis

question 27

Multiple Choice

An advantage of structural equation modeling over ordinary path analysis is that structural equation modeling

• A)does not require significance tests.
• B)analyzes the links among latent variables.
• C)analyzes the links among measured variables.
• D)can handle equal-interval variables.

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Definitions:

Scientific Method

A systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work, involving observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, and conclusion.

Basic Steps

Fundamental movements or techniques that serve as the foundation for more complex activities or processes.

Hypotheses

Tentative explanations or predictions that can be tested through research and experimentation.

Theories

Unobservable constructs that are linked together in some logical way.