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Applying Readily Accessible Graphical Techniques to Assess Curvilinear Relationships and Detect OutliersThe Case of Protective Family ProcessesIowa State University
Korea University
University of Washington
Iowa State University The purpose of this article is to use data from a study ofprotectivefamily processes to illustrate how readily accessible graphical techniques can supplement correlation and regression analyses. Graphical techniques can help to (a) better understand family process data from a descriptive standpoint, (b) minimize erroneous statistical conclusions, and (c) clarify theoretically important relationships among variables. Following a brief description of the substantive area selectedfor illustration of the graphical techniques, data from a study employing multimethod measurement procedures (N = 146) are employed to illustrate two graphical technique applications in the analysis of a predictor (marital quality) of a study outcome variable (parent-child affective quality). Instructions for the application of relevant procedures in SAS and SPSS statistical packages are provided.
Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 20, No. 3,
353-364 (1997) |
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