IBM SPSS Amos 21

Example 2

You can use the following tools to rearrange your path diagram until it looks like the

one above:

To move objects, choose Edit > Move from the menus, and then drag the object to

its new location. You can also use the Move button to drag the endpoints of arrows.

To copy formatting from one object to another, choose Edit > Drag Properties from

the menus, select the properties you wish to apply, and then drag from one object

to another.

For more information about the Drag Properties feature, refer to online help.

Data Input

This example uses a data file in SPSS Statistics format. If you have SPSS Statistics

installed, you can view the data as you load it. Even if you don’t have SPSS Statistics

installed, Amos will still read the data.

EFrom the menus, choose File > Data Files.

EIn the Data Files dialog box, click File Name.

EBrowse to the Examples folder. If you performed a typical installation, the path is

C:\Program Files\IBM\SPSS\Amos\21\Examples\<language>.

EIn the Files of type list, select SPSS Statistics (*.sav), click Attg_yng, and then click

Open.

EIf you have SPSS Statistics installed, click the View Data button in the Data Files dialog

box. An SPSS Statistics window opens and displays the data.