IBM SPSS Amos 21 Laptop User Manual


 
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Example 2
You can use the following tools to rearrange your path diagram until it looks like the
one above:
To move objects, choose Edit > Move from the menus, and then drag the object to
its new location. You can also use the
Move button to drag the endpoints of arrows.
To copy formatting from one object to another, choose Edit > Drag Properties from
the menus, select the properties you wish to apply, and then drag from one object
to another.
For more information about the Drag Properties feature, refer to online help.
Data Input
This example uses a data file in SPSS Statistics format. If you have SPSS Statistics
installed, you can view the data as you load it. Even if you don’t have SPSS Statistics
installed, Amos will still read the data.
E From the menus, choose File > Data Files.
E In the Data Files dialog box, click File Name.
E Browse to the Examples folder. If you performed a typical installation, the path is
C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Amos\21\Examples\<language>.
E In the Files of type list, select SPSS Statistics (*.sav), click Attg_yng, and then click
Open.
E If you have SPSS Statistics installed, click the View Data button in the Data Files dialog
box. An SPSS Statistics window opens and displays the data.