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Polkuanalyysi, or path analysis, is a statistical technique used to estimate the causal relationships among a set of observed variables. It is a special case of structural equation modeling (SEM) where all variables are measured without error. The core idea of polkuanalyysi is to represent hypothesized causal relationships as a series of directed paths, where one variable directly influences another.
In polkuanalyysi, researchers specify a model that illustrates the proposed causal flow between variables. This model
The primary goal of polkuanalyysi is to test the plausibility of a theoretical causal model against empirical