Path analysis is an appropriate statistical technique when
A) the criterion variable is a dichotomy.
B) the criterion is a composite of variables.
C) the researcher wishes to test a theory about the causal relationships among a set of variables.
D) the researcher wishes to identify clusters of related variables.

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Path analysis is used to test theories about the causal relationships among a set of variables, allowing researchers to examine direct and indirect effects within a specified model.

Path Analysis Is an Appropriate Statistical Technique When