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 | |
Figure captions | |
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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