MULTPATH: A Comprehensive Minitab Program for Computing Path Coefficients and Multiple Regression for Multivariate Analyses
Titel:
MULTPATH: A Comprehensive Minitab Program for Computing Path Coefficients and Multiple Regression for Multivariate Analyses
Auteur:
Arminian, A. Kang, M. S. Kozak, M. Houshmand, S. Mathews, P.
Verschenen in:
Journal of crop improvement
Paginering:
Jaargang 22 (2008) nr. 1 pagina's 82-120
Jaar:
2008-05-20
Inhoud:
Path analysis has applications in various fields of science, including social science, economics, agriculture, and biology. While programs for path analysis written in other computer languages are available, no program for Minitab exists even though Minitab plays an important role in numerous branches of science for statistical analyses. The aim of this paper is to present a powerful Minitab program, MULTPATH, for path analysis. This program responds well to Minitab versions V10.5 and higher. To demonstrate its operation, an artificial data set is used. The macro yields results similar to those obtained using other statistical software, such as SAS. The macro should be useful to researchers from most fields of study, including biologists and agriculturists. A program copy is available free of charge from the corresponding author.