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Example 11
E
Click Close to close the Manage Groups dialog box.
E From the menus, choose File > Data Files.
E In the Data Files dialog box, double-click girls and select the data file Fels_fem.sav.
E Then, double-click boys and select the data file Fels_mal.sav.
E Click OK to close the Data Files dialog box.
Your path diagram should look something like this for the boys’ sample:
Notice that, although girls and boys have the same path diagram, there is no
requirement that the parameters have the same values in the two groups. This means
that estimates of regression weights, covariances, and variances may be different for
boys than for girls.
GPA
height
rating
weight
academic
attract
error1
error2
1
1
Example 11: Model A
A nonrecursive, two-group model
Felson and Bohrnstedt (1979) boys' data
Model Specification