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Path Analysis and Hologeistic Research1

Nagaoka Institute of Science and Technology, Nagaoka, Japan, University of Maryland, Far East Division, Tokyo

Two methods of causal analysis have become popular: the Simon-Blalock method and path analysis. The Simon-Blalock method is a "weak" form of path analysis, whereas more information can be deduced by using path analysis. The Driver- Massey data, examined earlier by the Simon-Blalock method, were reanalyzed by path analysis. The result shows that a more complicated path analytic model gives a better fit with the data, and also yields additional information for more detailed analysis—making path analysis a powerful tool for examining causal relationships in hologeistic research.

Cross-Cultural Research, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 159-172 (1982)
DOI: 10.1177/106939718201700301


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