Path analysis:
A) can be used even in the absence of a well-defined causal model.
B) is a special case of MANOVA applied to correlational data.
C) should be used only if you have a clearly articulated causal model to test.
D) should be used to sift through data for interesting relationships among variables.

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Path analysis should be used only if you have a clearly articulated causal model to test, as it is designed to evaluate the plausibility of a specified causal model based on observed data.

Path Analysis