What kind of error?

Here is the picture of the error sir.

What error message or problem ? Please provide details.

Apparently, the error is in your data file. What is the format of your data file? How did you entered missing data?

I used correlations as data. the correlations are saved as .xls file in earlier format.

I would suggest to use the raw data and see what happens. Further, it there are missing data then do not check mark the modification indices or impute missing data before performing the computation of estimates.

In a correlation matrix may be missing data as N, and Mean StdDev (in each variable). In the following link you can find a correct model of correlation matrix for Amos.

http://amosdevelopment.com/support/faq/enter_sample_correlations.htm

Check through also and make sure that your variable names and numbers do not have leading or trailing blanks. Sometimes Amos doesn't read the variable names correctly because the variable names must be *exactly* what it's looking for. Also, if you're reading in an excel spreadsheet, make sure that no fancy formats are being used. For example, I tell my students to highlight the cells of sufficient statistics and make sure that they're numeric. Hope this helps.

Dear Mohammad Tahir

Attached is a spss data file (correlation matrix) and one AMOS graphics file. You It worked in testing the model and no error message received. The file has been created in the same manner that I mentioned to you in response to your personal message and is exactly the same as suggested by Jose.

Hope it helps

AS RG is accepting one attachment at a time I am attaching the data file here

You may also use the same data entry format for the Excel spreadsheet.

Hi, Rakesh:

With your data file and model file I get no error. Attached file the resuts of Amos.

Hi, Jose

Thanks for your response and sparing time to test the model with the data given. I also tested it before posting it on the RG.

As the data entry is in the format recommended for correlation matrix input to AMOS the success in computing the estimates through AMOS is quite expected.

My response was targeted to Mohammad Tahir who actually requested help on this issue.

Dear Mohammad Tahir

I was unable to attach the Excel sheet sent by you in AMOS so I opened it and saved it in SPSS. Further, I drew the model in AMOS based on the jpg file sent by you.

However, when I tried to test the model I received error messages all of them were dependent on the one problem missing data.

So I entered the correlation values in the blank cell over the diagonal. After doing so I was able to estimate the parameters of your model.

The data file (in SPSS), the AMOS input and output files are attached. Since in one post only one file can be attached, please follow the next two posts to download all the needed files.

I would, however, request you to attach the files that you sent to me (in private message) here in this thread so that others may suggest the solution and help you to identify the problems.

Though, I could not attach your Excel data file in AMOS, I noted that you have used special formatting at some places that may also create problem.

Hope in response to this you will share here the data and AMOS input file, so that estemed members Like Prof. Wood, Jose and many others may share their views that will help all of us to grow and learn.

Amos input file

Hope you will share your response to all of us on this thread. Please let us know whether the file sent by me helped you to solve your problem or not?

I have tested it and all worked.

I am encouraging the sharing of your response as this is a platform where we all can see the responses of each other and help each other in learning the topic under discussion.

The output file attached herewith

Dear All!

Thank you very much for your interest in the problem. I checked the data and the model of Dr Rakesh. It worked fine when the correlations were also copied above the diagonal and the file was attached from SPSS. However, I will check it with my data today and will share the results with all.

Thanks once again.

Dear Dr Rakesh!

I did path analysis using the method you very kindly sent me. However, the method computes only direct effects (on the arrows directed towards dependent variable) and not the indirect effects. The values given on the double sided arrows are covariances not indirect effects.

I selected "Total, Direct, and Indirect effects" option from analysis properties menu too but it didn't give indirect effects in the text output. Any clue?

Thanks.

Hi

After you choose Data Files... from File menu, you should choose "Working File" from new opened window. otherwise that Message will be appeared.