Mike W.L., Cheung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 52-58). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.2 / ABSTRACT --- p.3 / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.5 / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION OF RESEARCH TOPIC --- p.8 / Structural equation modeling as an important statistical technique in behavioral sciences --- p.8 / Meta analysis as a statistical technique to combine information --- p.9 / Objectives of the present study --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- COMMON METHODS USED IN SUMMARIZING RESEARCH FINDINGS AND THEIR PROBLEMS --- p.11 / Potential problems in individual study --- p.11 / Overviews of meta analysis --- p.12 / Common methods of summarizing research findings in SEM --- p.13 / Stage 1: Estimating the pooled correlation matrix --- p.14 / Test for homogeneity before combining --- p.14 / Correction for artifacts --- p.15 / Method 1: Averaging by the weighted correlation coefficients --- p.16 / Method 2: Averaging by the weighted Fisher z transformed correlation coefficients --- p.17 / Choices of weightings --- p.17 / Potential problems of common methods in stage1 --- p.19 / Stage 2: Fitting the proposed model --- p.20 / Potential problems of common methods in stage2 --- p.20 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- PROCEDURES OF THE NEW PROPOSED TWO-STAGE METHOD --- p.23 / Introduction --- p.23 / Terminology of SEM in single group --- p.23 / Terminology of SEM in multigroup --- p.26 / The proposed two-stage method --- p.27 / Stage 1: Estimating the pooled correlation matrix --- p.27 / An artificial example --- p.29 / Stage 2: Fitting the SEM model --- p.30 / Advantages of the proposed two-stage method --- p.31 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- SIMULATION STUDY OF THE PROPOSED METHOD WITH THE COMMON METHODS --- p.33 / Introduction --- p.33 / Method --- p.33 / Results and discussion --- p.38 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- A REAL EXAMPLE FITTING PATH MODEL --- p.44 / Introduction --- p.44 / A real example --- p.44 / Results and discussion --- p.45 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- "LIMITATIONS, FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND CONCLUSION" --- p.48 / Summaries of the proposed two-stage method and findings --- p.48 / Limitations and future directions --- p.49 / REFERENCES --- p.52 / APPENDIX A --- p.59 / APPENDIX B --- p.60 / APPENDIX C --- p.62 / FOOTNOTES --- p.82 / TABLE 1 TO TABLE8 --- p.84 / FIGURE CAPTION --- p.97 / FIGURE1 --- p.98 / FIGURE2 --- p.99
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322769 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Mike W. L., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Psychology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, 99 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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