AMOS is structural equation modelling software owned by and linked to IBM SPSS. It includes both a graphical and a programming environment for specifying models. see also the spss tag.
Questions tagged [amos]
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Create a timestamp from separate date and time integers
I'm trying to create a from - to datetime range from fields in a database table.
Unfortunately the fields aren't saved as a timestamp.
I have two entries
time in hours from midnight
date in days from 1 jan 1970
Is there a command to combine these…
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python subprocess.call() modifies arguments before passing it to shell-script?
I am writing a python wrapper for calling programs of the AMOS package (specifically for merging genome assemblies from different sources using good ol' minimus2 from AMOS).
The scripts should be called like this when using the shell…
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A statistical test for comparison between two R square values?
We are looking for a method to compare two R square values obtained from two identical models (for instance, time 1 and time 2, within subject design).
We preformed two path analysis using AMOS and got several R squares. These are two identical…
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How to fix Amos error: "observed variable is represented by an ellipse in the path diagram"?
I received the following question by email and have seen a lot of students with this problem:
I am trying to fit a structural equation model in Amos, but when I click "calculate estimates", I get the following error: "observed variable [variable…
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How to deal with the "one unnamed variable" error in SPSS Amos?
I received the following question via email:
I am trying to run a five factor model with uncorrelated factors. Amos keeps saying when
I go to run the analysis that one variable is unnamed. I cannot find
it for the life of me and am 100% certain…
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Manifest variable's error term regression weight in a structural regression model
AMOS automatically places a value of 1 on the regression weights for the relationship between an error term and a manifest variable. When I convert my measurement model into a path model, do I keep this regression weights at 1 or do they become…
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Manual Calculation of SEM Factor Scores
I am trying to re-create the factor scores computed by AMOS for a latent construct. However, I get a very different answer when using the "Estimates" for the variables than when AMOS computes the factor scores (using the Impute method). So for…
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AMOS-like diagrams in R
I am doing an SEM analysis in R using lavaan. My analysis is complete, but I am not satisfied with the diagrams of the measurement model and structural model provided by semPlot and lavaanPlot. In lavaanPlot, the path arrows are curly, giving a…
Ishan Kashyap Hazarika
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linux -> how to sort in sequence
how can i get the output below in sort sequence order of 1,2,3,10,12 instead of 1,10,12,2,3 ?
avi@tech> get hardwareNumber= productNumber
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MO…
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Why Modification Indices CheckBox unable to check?
I want to do a 2 order CFA with AMOS. My data set does not contain any missing values. When I try to run the model, it says "The model is probably unidentified....".
So I tried to increase the modification level by checking the modification indices…
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Why do Malahanobis distances in AMOS not match those in R or SPSS?
With reference to the example data here, the R code
library(stats)
x <- read.csv("example_dat.csv")
Sx <- cov(x)
D2 <- mahalanobis(x, colMeans(x), Sx)
produces Mahalanobis distances that match those which may be obtained from SPSS using the code…
user1205901 - Слава Україні
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Grand Total text Missing from AMOS Business Suite
My report shows perfectly except GRAND TOTAL. Grand total is a computed field but when data shows, this field with its text is cut off and on next page only line below this field shows.
This shows grand total on Powerbuilder but not AMOS
ANY…
Waleed Ahmed
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Button Clicked Event.. PowerBuilder 11.5
Hy Good Day!
Can any one tell me that why below code is not closing the window on pressing close button named as b_1? Am trying my code in Button Clicked Event...
Code Below:
dwo.Name = 'b_1'
String ls_Object
ls_Object =…
Waleed Ahmed
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How to push data from excel spreadsheet to any application
I need to push some 3000 entries from excel to an application called AMOS so could it be possible by excel vba or through some other utilities or applications.
