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Data Imputation
Step 1: Use the Data Imputation feature of Amos to create m complete data files.
Step 2: Perform an analysis of each of the m completed data files separately.
Performing this analysis is up to you. You can perform the analysis in Amos but,
typically, you would use some other program. For purposes of this example and the
next, we will use SPSS Statistics to carry out a regression analysis in which one
variable (sentence) is used to predict another variable (wordmean). Specifically, we
will focus on the estimation of the regression weight and its standard error.
Step 3: Combine the results from the analyses of the m data files.
This example covers the first step. Steps 2 and 3 will be covered in Example 31.
E To generate the completed data files, open the Amos Graphics file Ex30.amw.