In structural equation modeling using LISREL, how do we know the significance of path estimates?

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Sang Senyao

may be u should check the F valence, or the Z valence. ex.) c.r.>1.96 means the Pvalues of estimates the significance at the 0.05level; and c.r.>2.58 means the significance at the 0.01 level.

Christian Rietz

In LISREL ouput you will find t-values for the parameters and corresponding significance levels standard. The interpretation of this t-values is similar to the interpretation of the t-values in regression. KR, CR

Moovendhan Vellasamy

Bootstrap will give you significance of direct and indirect and total effects in AMOS. I am sure the feature is available with LISREL.