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The Technique of Path Coefficients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Max D. Engelhart
Max D. Engelhart*
Affiliation:
The Chicago City Junior Colleges
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Abstract

A derivation of equations fundamental to the technique of path coefficients is given. Suggestions are made with respect to the calculations required in the use of the technique. The relations of the technique to those of partial correlation, semi-partial correlation, part correlation, multiple correlation, and factor analysis are discussed. Some consideration is given to the merits and limitations of the technique of path coefficients.

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Psychometrika , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1936, pp. 287 - 293
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Copyright © 1936 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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All variables are taken as measured from their respective means as origins.

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