Causal Path Example Hourly Wage on Educ 90, Job Tenure, Sex, Full/Part-time Work Hourly Wage Tenure Full/ Part Sex Educ 90 A A A B B C D A C

A : Add Betas from Full Model Educ90 – Hourly Wage Tenure - Hourly Wage Full/Part - Hourly Wage Sex - Hourly Wage Use MR Handout for Nov. 16thMR Handout for Nov. 16th

Add Betas from Partial Models B: Partial Model –Educ90 – Full/Part –Sex - Full/Part C: Partial Model –Full/Part – Tenure –Educ90 - Tenure D: Partial Model –Sex – Educ90

Do Path Calculations Calculate all direct and indirect causal effects on DV Hourly Wage The product of indirect effects is added to the direct effects for each IV. Example: Educ90 –Direct.350 –Indirect (through Tenure).013x.259 =.003 –Total Causal Effect = =.353