Appendix B

Introduction to AMOS

Appendix B: Introduction to AMOS

AMOS is also available through BYU Cloud Apps. Once you log in and select All Apps, scroll down until you see the AMOS logo.

AMOS:

Click the icon to launch the software. It should open in a new window in your browser. It may take several minutes to load.

AMOS has menus you can use to access its features and an array of buttons on the left side. The buttons are explained below:

Draw an observed variable

Draw an unobserved (latent) variable

Draw a latent variable or add an indicator to a latent variable

Draw paths with a single-headed arrow

Draw covariances with a double-headed arrow

Add a unique variable to an existing variable

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List variables in model

List variables in data set

Select one object at a time

Select all objects

Deselect all objects

Duplicate objects

Move objects

Erase objects

Change the shape of objects

Rotate the indicators of a latent variable

Reflect the indicators of a latent variable

Move parameter values

Scroll through path diagram

Touch up a variable (makes your path diagram prettier)

Select data file(s)

Analysis properties

Calculate estimates

Copy the path diagram to the clipboard

View text output

Save the current path diagram

Object properties

Drag properties from object to object

Preserve symmetries

Zoom in on an area you select

Zoom in

Zoom out

Show the entire image on screen

Resize the diagram to fit on a page

Zoom in closely on the diagram

Bayesian

Multiple group analysis

Print the selected path diagram(s)

Undo

Redo

Specification search

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