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Employing Nominal Variables, Induced Variables, and Block Variables in Path Analyses

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  • David R. Heise

    (Department of Sociology University of North Carolina)

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In a variety of problems, it is desirable to have a single coefficient summarize the causal effects of a set of variables when other variables are controlled. The "sheaf coefficient" presented here does this and can be employed meaningfully in the context of path analysis models.

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  • David R. Heise, 1972. "Employing Nominal Variables, Induced Variables, and Block Variables in Path Analyses," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 1(2), pages 147-173, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:1:y:1972:i:2:p:147-173
    DOI: 10.1177/004912417200100201
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