Special Topics in Data Analysis
Rural Sociology 597
Summer 2006
Path Analysis
Instructor: Bunny Willits fkw@psu.edu 863-8647 & Johnelle Smith  pjs264@psu.edu
Readings:
(The following two articles are available through JSTOR on the web.
1)         Otis Dudley Duncan.  (1966) “Path Analysis: Sociological Examples.” American Journal of Sociology 72 (July): 1-16.

http://www.jstor.org/view/00029602/dm992569/99p0739j/0?currentResult=00029602%2bdm992569%2b99p0739j%2b0%2cFFFF01&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FAdvancedResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26All%3DPath%2BAnalysis%26Exact%3D%26One%3D%26None%3D%26xc%3Don%26sd%3D%26ed%3D%26jt%3D%26ic%3D00029602%26node.Sociology%3D1

2)         Duane F. Alwin and Robert M. Houser. (1975). “The Decomposition of Effects in Path Analysis.” American Sociological Review 40 (Feb):37-47.

http://www.jstor.org/view/00031224/di974303/97p01506/0?currentResult=00031224%2bdi974303%2b97p01506%2b0%2c00&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Daa%253A%2522Duane%2BF.%2BAlwin%253B%2BRobert%2BM.%2BHauser%2522

(You might also find the following materials useful.)

G. David Garson. (2006)  “Path Analysis” in Quantitative Research in Public Administration, Raleigh: NCSU

Assignment:  To be distributed in class.

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