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Estimating Means in SEM with AMOS: Hypotheses Testing & Regression Intercepts

Learn how to estimate means, test hypotheses, and calculate regression intercepts in Structural Equation Modeling using AMOS. Explore examples with detailed procedures and results analysis.

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Estimating Means in SEM with AMOS: Hypotheses Testing & Regression Intercepts

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  1. Estimating and Testing Hypotheses about Means James G. Anderson, Ph.D. Purdue University

  2. Estimating Means • SEM is usually used to estimate variances, covariances and regression weights • Example 13 demonstrates how to estimate and test hypotheses about means • The data are from Attg-yng.xls and Attg_old.xls

  3. Analysis Properties Dialog Box • Check the box for Estimate means and intercepts. • The path diagram shows a means, variance pair of parameters for each exogenous variable. • When you choose Calculate Estimates from the Analyze Menu, AMOS will estimate two means, two variances and a covariance for each group.

  4. Results • Chi Square = 4.588 • Df = 3 • Probability level = 0.205

  5. Output • Means (Young subjects/old subjects) • Covariances (Young subjects/old subjects) • Variances (Young subjects/old subjects)

  6. Results • Chi Square = 19.267 • Df = 5 • Probability level = 0.002

  7. Conclusions • Hypothesis of equal variances and covariances is accepted • Hypothesis of equal means is rejected

  8. Regression with an Explicit Intercept • SEM usually does not estimate the intercept for the linear equations • Example 14 demonstrates how to estimate intercepts • The data are from Warren5v.xls

  9. Analysis Properties Dialog Box • Check the box for Estimate means and intercepts. • The path diagram shows a means, variance pair of parameters for each exogenous variable. • When you choose Calculate Estimates from the Analyze Menu, AMOS will estimate a mean for each predictor and the intercept for the linear equation.

  10. Results • Sample Moments: • 4 sample means • 4 sample variances • 6 sample covariances • Df= 14 • Parameters to be Estimated: • 3 means • 3 variances • 3 covariances • 3 regression weights • 1 intercept • 1 error variance • Total = 14

  11. Factor Analysis with Structured Means • SEM can not estimate the means of comm0on factors in a single-sample factor analysis • Example 15 demonstrates how to estimate differences in factor means across populations • The data are from Grnt_fem.sav and Grnt_mal.sav

  12. Analysis Properties Dialog Box • Check the box for Estimate means and intercepts. • The path diagram shows a means, variance pair of parameters for each exogenous variable. • When you choose Calculate Estimates from the Analyze Menu, AMOS will estimate two means, two variances and a covariance for each group.

  13. Procedure • Constrain the intercepts to be equal across groups • Right click on one of the observed variables (e.g., visperc) • Choose Object Properties • Click the Parameters Tab • Enter a Parameter Name in the intercept text box • Select All Groups so that the intercept is named the same in both groups • Continue in the same manner to give names to the five other intercepts

  14. Procedures • Fix the factor means in one group at a constant. For example, fix the means of the boy’s spatial and verbal factors at 0. • Next assign names to the girls’ factor means

  15. Results • Chi Square = 22.593 • Df = 24 • Probability level = 0. 544

  16. Means for Girls

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