Table 3 Small sample (N = 100) parameter estimates and their standard errors (SE) for SEM using Q-statistic input (correlations estimated via Yule's transformation)
| Â | Observed association | SEM-predicted effects | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter* | OR (95% CI) for the variable pairs | Correlation (Q) estimate | Regression estimate (SE) in Q-metric | Regression estimate (95% CI) in OR-metric** |
a1 (BIN1→YBIN) | 1.600 (0.669, 3.824) | 0.2308 | 0.0068 (0.0410) | 1.014 (0.863, 1.191) |
a2 (BIN2→YBIN) | 3.881 (1.561, 9.650) | 0.5902 | 0.4354 (0.0485) | 2.542 (2.032, 3.259) |
a3 (BIN3→YBIN) | 0.233 (0.092, 0.594) | -0.6220 | -0.5604 (0.0403) | 0.282 0.220, 0.350) |
a4 (MBIN→YBIN) | 8.037 (2.700, 23.925) | 0.7787 | 0.3387 (0.0568) | 2.173 (1.589, 2.636) |
b1 (BIN1→MBIN) | 2.581 (0.856, 7.782) | 0.4415 | 0.3697 (0.0625) | 2.173 (1.657, 2.939) |
b2 (BIN2→MBIN) | 3.857 (1.278, 11.638) | 0.5882 | 0.5854 (0.0625) | 3.8239 (2.724, 5.847) |
b3 (BIN3→MBIN) | 0.512 (0.185, 1.418) | -0.3230 | -0.3441 (0.0624) | 0.4880 (0.364, 0.637) |