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Path Analysis Danielle Dick Boulder 2008. Path Analysis. Allows us to represent linear models for the relationships between variables in diagrammatic form Makes it easy to derive expectation for the variances and covariances of variables in terms of the parameters proposed by the model - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Path Analysis
Danielle Dick
Boulder 2008
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Path Analysis
• Allows us to represent linear models for the relationships between variables in diagrammatic form
• Makes it easy to derive expectation for the variances and covariances of variables in terms of the parameters proposed by the model
• Is easily translated into matrix form for use in programs such as Mx
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Example
q
B
on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Conventions of Path Analysis• Squares or rectangles denote
observed variables.
• Circles or ellipses denote latent (unmeasured) variables.
• (Triangle denote means, used when modeling raw data)
• Upper-case letters are used to denote variables.
• Lower-case letters (or numeric values) are used to denote covariances or path coefficients.
q
B
on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Conventions of Path Analysis
• Single-headed arrows or paths (–>) are used to represent causal relationships between variables under a particular model - where the variable at the tail is hypothesized to have a direct influence on the variable at the head.
D –> A
• Double-headed arrows (<–>) are used to represent a covariance between two variables, which may arise through common causes not represented in the model. They may also be used to represent the variance of a variable.
D <–> E
q
B
on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Conventions of Path Analysis
• Double-headed arrows may not be used for any variable which has one or more single-headed arrows pointing to it - these variables are called endogenous variables. Other variables are exogenous variables.
• Single-headed arrows may be drawn from exogenous to endogenous variables or from endogenous variables to other endogenous variables.
q
B
on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Conventions of Path Analysis
• Omission of a two-headed arrow between two exogenous variables implies the assumption that the covariance of those variables is zero (e.g., no genotype-environment correlation).
• Omission of a direct path from an exogenous (or endogenous) variable to an endogenous variable implies that there is no direct causal effect of the former on the latter variable.
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Tracing Rules of Path Analysis
• Trace backwards, change direction at a double-headed arrow, then trace forwards.
• This implies that we can never trace through multiple double-headed arrows in the same chain.
• The expected covariance between two variables, or the expected variance of a variable, is computed by multiplying together all the coefficients in a chain, and then summing over all possible chains.
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Example
q
B
on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
EXOGENOUSVARIABLES
ENDOGENOUSVARIABLES
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Exercises
• Cov AB =
• Cov BC =
• Cov AC =
• Var A =
• Var B =
• Var C =
• Var E
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Covariance between A and B
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B
pn
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
q
B
pn
A
FD
lk
11E
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p
Cov AB = kl + mqn + mpl
q
B
pn
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Exercises
• Cov AB =
• Cov BC =
• Cov AC =
• Var A =
• Var B =
• Var C =
• Var E
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Expectations
• Cov AB = kl + mqn + mpl
• Cov BC = no
• Cov AC = mqo
• Var A = k2 + m2 + 2 kpm
• Var B = l2 + n2
• Var C = o2
• Var E = 1
q
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on
A
FD
lk
11E
m
1
C
p
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Quantitative Genetic Theory
• Observed behavioral differences stem from two primary sources: genetic and environmental
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Quantitative Genetic Theory
• Observed behavioral differences stem from two primary sources: genetic and environmental
eg
P
G E
PHENOTYPE
11
EXOGENOUSVARIABLES
ENDOGENOUSVARIABLES
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Quantitative Genetic Theory
• There are two sources of genetic influences: Additive and Dominant
ed
P
D E
PHENOTYPE
11
a
A
1
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Quantitative Genetic Theory
• There are two sources of environmental influences: Common (shared) and Unique (nonshared)
cd
P
D C
PHENOTYPE
11
a
A
1
e
E
1
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In the preceding diagram…
• A, D, C, E are exogenous variables
• A = Additive genetic influences
• D = Non-additive genetic influences (i.e., dominance)
• C = Shared environmental influences
• E = Nonshared environmental influences
• A, D, C, E have variances of 1
• Phenotype is an endogenous variable
• P = phenotype; the measured variable
• a, d, c, e are parameter estimates
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Univariate Twin Path Model
A1 D1 C1 E1
P
1 1 1 1
a d c e
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Univariate Twin Path Model
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Univariate Twin Path Model
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Assumptions of this Model
• All effects are linear and additive (i.e., no genotype x environment or other multiplicative interactions)
• A, D, C, and E are mutually uncorrelated (i.e., there is no genotype-environment covariance/correlation)
• Path coefficients for Twin1 = Twin2
• There are no reciprocal sibling effects (i.e., there are no direct paths between P1 and P2
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Tracing Rules of Path Analysis
• Trace backwards, change direction at a double-headed arrow, then trace forwards.
• This implies that we can never trace through double-headed arrows in the same chain.
• The expected covariance between two variables, or the expected variance of a variable, is computed by multiplying together all the coefficients in a chain, and then summing over all possible chains.
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Calculating the Variance of P1
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Calculating the Variance of P1
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Calculating the Variance of P1
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
P=a(1)a
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Calculating the Variance of P1
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
P=a(1)a + d(1)d + c(1)c + e(1)e
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Calculating the Variance of P1
P1 P1A1 A1
a a1
P1 P1D1 D1
d d1
P1 P1C1 C1
c c1
P1 P1E1 E1
e e1
=
=
=
=
1a2
1d2
1c2
1e2
Var P1 = a2 + d2 + c2 + e2
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Calculating the MZ Covariance
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Calculating the MZ Covariance
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Calculating the MZ Covariance
P1 P2A1 A2
a a1
P1 P2D1 D2
d d1
P1 P2C1 C2
c c1
P1 P2E1 E2
e e
=
=
=
=
1a2
1d2
1c2
CovMZ = a2 + d2 + c2
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Calculating the DZ Covariance
A1 D1 C1 E1
PTwin1
E2 C2 D2 A2
PTwin2
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.5
MZ=1.0 DZ=0.25
MZ & DZ = 1.0
1 1 1 11 1 1 1
a d c e e c d a
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Calculating the DZ covariance
CovDZ = ?
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Calculating the DZ covariance
P1 P2A1 A2
a a0.5
P1 P2D1 D2
d d0.25
P1 P2C1 C2
c c1
P1 P2E1 E2
e e
=
=
=
=
0.5a2
0.25d2
1c2
CovDZ = 0.5a2 + 0.25d2 + c2
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VarTwin1 Cov12
Cov21 VarTwin2
a2 + d2 + c2 + e2 a2 +d2 + c2
a2 + d2 + c2 a2 + d2 + c2 + e2
Twin Variance/Covariance
a2 + d2 + c2 + e2 0.5a2 + 0.25d2 + c2
0.5a2 + 0.25d2 + c2 a2 + d2 + c2 + e2
MZ =
DZ =