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Confirmatory path analysis in a generalized multilevel context.

Confirmatory path analysis in a generalized multilevel context.

Authors :
Shipley, Bill
Source :
Ecology. Feb2009, Vol. 90 Issue 2, p363-368. 6p. 3 Diagrams, 3 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

This paper describes how to test, and potentially falsify, a multivariate causal hypothesis involving only observed variables (i.e., a path analysis) when the data have a hierarchical or multilevel structure, when different variables are potentially defined at different levels of such a hierarchy, and when different variables have different sampling distributions. The test is a generalization of Shipley's d-sep test and can be conducted using standard statistical programs capable of fitting generalized mixed models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00129658
Volume :
90
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Ecology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
36804390
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1890/08-1034.1