The following exercises utilize the path model depicted below as well as the data set country-c.sav. Specifically, the variables of lndocs (z1), lngdp (z2), deathrat (z3), birthrat (z4), and lifeexpf (z5) will be utilized.

1. How do you determine the path decompositions for the model. Which parts are direct (D), indirect (I), unanalyzed (U), and spurious (S).

2. How do you identify the regression analyses necessary for testing the initial path model.