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INPUT INSTRUCTIONS
TITLE: MacKinnon Chapter 6 Multiple Mediator Model Path Analysis with OCG Data
DATA:
Type = STD CORRELATION;
Nobservations = 3214;
File = Chap6_ocgexample.txt;
VARIABLE:
Names = income occ educ numsib fathocc fatheduc;
Usevariables = income occ educ numsib fathocc fatheduc;
ANALYSIS:
Estimator = ML;
MODEL:
income ON educ occ fatheduc numsib fathocc;
educ ON fathocc numsib fatheduc;
occ ON educ fathocc numsib fatheduc;
MODEL INDIRECT:
income IND fathocc;
! income VIA educ fathocc;
! income VIA occ fathocc;
OUTPUT:
sampstat standardized;
INPUT READING TERMINATED NORMALLY
MacKinnon Chapter 6 Multiple Mediator Model Path Analysis with OCG Data
SUMMARY OF ANALYSIS
Number of groups 1
Number of observations 3214
Number of dependent variables 3
Number of independent variables 3
Number of continuous latent variables 0
Observed dependent variables
Continuous
INCOME OCC EDUC
Observed independent variables
NUMSIB FATHOCC FATHEDUC
Estimator ML
Information matrix EXPECTED
Maximum number of iterations 1000
Convergence criterion 0.500D-04
Maximum number of steepest descent iterations 20
Input data file(s)
Chap6_ocgexample.txt
Input data format FREE
SAMPLE STATISTICS
SAMPLE STATISTICS
Covariances/Correlations/Residual Correlations
INCOME OCC EDUC NUMSIB FATHOCC
________ ________ ________ ________ ________
INCOME 28.730
OCC 58.514 610.584
EDUC 6.447 50.812 10.240
NUMSIB -2.705 -19.577 -3.051 8.294
FATHOCC 32.087 222.941 32.144 -16.501 535.460
FATHEDUC 4.650 29.360 4.819 -3.076 45.623
Covariances/Correlations/Residual Correlations
FATHEDUC
________
FATHEDUC 13.838
THE MODEL ESTIMATION TERMINATED NORMALLY
MODEL FIT INFORMATION
Number of Free Parameters 15
Loglikelihood
H0 Value -31322.178
H1 Value -31322.178
Information Criteria
Akaike (AIC) 62674.356
Bayesian (BIC) 62765.485
Sample-Size Adjusted BIC 62717.824
(n* = (n + 2) / 24)
Chi-Square Test of Model Fit
Value 0.000
Degrees of Freedom 0
P-Value 0.0000
RMSEA (Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation)
Estimate 0.000
90 Percent C.I. 0.000 0.000
Probability RMSEA <= .05 0.000
CFI/TLI
CFI 1.000
TLI 1.000
Chi-Square Test of Model Fit for the Baseline Model
Value 3600.501
Degrees of Freedom 12
P-Value 0.0000
SRMR (Standardized Root Mean Square Residual)
Value 0.000
MODEL RESULTS
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
INCOME ON
EDUC 0.200 0.036 5.494 0.000
OCC 0.070 0.004 15.685 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.071 0.028 2.585 0.010
NUMSIB -0.037 0.031 -1.186 0.236
FATHOCC 0.011 0.004 2.535 0.011
EDUC ON
FATHOCC 0.038 0.002 15.528 0.000
NUMSIB -0.228 0.018 -12.947 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.171 0.016 10.958 0.000
OCC ON
EDUC 4.377 0.120 36.413 0.000
FATHOCC 0.135 0.017 7.725 0.000
NUMSIB -0.463 0.123 -3.761 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.049 0.108 0.453 0.650
Residual Variances
INCOME 22.516 0.562 40.087 0.000
OCC 347.452 8.667 40.087 0.000
EDUC 7.483 0.187 40.087 0.000
STANDARDIZED MODEL RESULTS
STDYX Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
INCOME ON
EDUC 0.119 0.022 5.513 0.000
OCC 0.325 0.020 16.164 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.049 0.019 2.586 0.010
NUMSIB -0.020 0.017 -1.186 0.236
FATHOCC 0.049 0.019 2.537 0.011
EDUC ON
FATHOCC 0.278 0.017 15.921 0.000
NUMSIB -0.205 0.016 -13.145 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.198 0.018 11.089 0.000
OCC ON
EDUC 0.567 0.014 41.428 0.000
FATHOCC 0.127 0.016 7.746 0.000
NUMSIB -0.054 0.014 -3.763 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.007 0.016 0.453 0.650
Residual Variances
INCOME 0.784 0.013 60.986 0.000
OCC 0.569 0.013 43.188 0.000
EDUC 0.731 0.013 54.651 0.000
STDY Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
INCOME ON
EDUC 0.119 0.022 5.513 0.000
OCC 0.325 0.020 16.164 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.013 0.005 2.587 0.010
NUMSIB -0.007 0.006 -1.186 0.235
FATHOCC 0.002 0.001 2.538 0.011
EDUC ON
FATHOCC 0.012 0.001 16.121 0.000
NUMSIB -0.071 0.005 -13.285 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.053 0.005 11.161 0.000
OCC ON
EDUC 0.567 0.014 41.428 0.000
FATHOCC 0.005 0.001 7.771 0.000
NUMSIB -0.019 0.005 -3.767 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.002 0.004 0.453 0.650
Residual Variances
INCOME 0.784 0.013 60.986 0.000
OCC 0.569 0.013 43.188 0.000
EDUC 0.731 0.013 54.651 0.000
STD Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
INCOME ON
EDUC 0.200 0.036 5.494 0.000
OCC 0.070 0.004 15.685 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.071 0.028 2.585 0.010
NUMSIB -0.037 0.031 -1.186 0.236
FATHOCC 0.011 0.004 2.535 0.011
EDUC ON
FATHOCC 0.038 0.002 15.528 0.000
NUMSIB -0.228 0.018 -12.947 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.171 0.016 10.958 0.000
OCC ON
EDUC 4.377 0.120 36.413 0.000
FATHOCC 0.135 0.017 7.725 0.000
NUMSIB -0.463 0.123 -3.761 0.000
FATHEDUC 0.049 0.108 0.453 0.650
Residual Variances
INCOME 22.516 0.562 40.087 0.000
OCC 347.452 8.667 40.087 0.000
EDUC 7.483 0.187 40.087 0.000
R-SQUARE
Observed Two-Tailed
Variable Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
INCOME 0.216 0.013 16.806 0.000
OCC 0.431 0.013 32.684 0.000
EDUC 0.269 0.013 20.113 0.000
QUALITY OF NUMERICAL RESULTS
Condition Number for the Information Matrix 0.269E-03
(ratio of smallest to largest eigenvalue)
TOTAL, TOTAL INDIRECT, SPECIFIC INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
Effects from FATHOCC to INCOME
Total 0.040 0.005 8.734 0.000
Total indirect 0.029 0.002 13.334 0.000
Specific indirect
INCOME
OCC
FATHOCC 0.010 0.001 6.930 0.000
INCOME
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.008 0.001 5.180 0.000
INCOME
OCC
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.012 0.001 10.561 0.000
Direct
INCOME
FATHOCC 0.011 0.004 2.535 0.011
STANDARDIZED TOTAL, TOTAL INDIRECT, SPECIFIC INDIRECT, AND DIRECT EFFECTS
STDYX Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
Effects from FATHOCC to INCOME
Total 0.175 0.020 8.828 0.000
Total indirect 0.125 0.009 13.715 0.000
Specific indirect
INCOME
OCC
FATHOCC 0.041 0.006 6.977 0.000
INCOME
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.033 0.006 5.200 0.000
INCOME
OCC
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.051 0.005 10.770 0.000
Direct
INCOME
FATHOCC 0.049 0.019 2.537 0.011
STDY Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
Effects from FATHOCC to INCOME
Total 0.008 0.001 8.875 0.000
Total indirect 0.005 0.000 13.892 0.000
Specific indirect
INCOME
OCC
FATHOCC 0.002 0.000 7.000 0.000
INCOME
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.001 0.000 5.209 0.000
INCOME
OCC
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.002 0.000 10.856 0.000
Direct
INCOME
FATHOCC 0.002 0.001 2.538 0.011
STD Standardization
Two-Tailed
Estimate S.E. Est./S.E. P-Value
Effects from FATHOCC to INCOME
Total 0.040 0.005 8.734 0.000
Total indirect 0.029 0.002 13.334 0.000
Specific indirect
INCOME
OCC
FATHOCC 0.010 0.001 6.930 0.000
INCOME
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.008 0.001 5.180 0.000
INCOME
OCC
EDUC
FATHOCC 0.012 0.001 10.561 0.000
Direct
INCOME
FATHOCC 0.011 0.004 2.535 0.011
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