Hi Gang,
I have a few more questions about analyzing the path coefficients for my data. For my specification matrix, I use the following:
A B C D E F G H
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA NA
D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F 0 0 NA 0 0 0 NA NA
G 0 0 NA 0 0 NA 0 NA
H 0 0 NA 0 0 NA NA 0
I use this matrix for two different groups, and I compare the path coefficients. When I do this, I get significant differences, however, there are some significant paths that were not paths specified in the specification matrix. Should I disregard any result that was not specified with an "NA" in the specification matrix? Why are these in the model at all if I didn't choose to include them?
Thanks,
Derek