This spreadsheet estimates the aggregate structural or regression coefficient and standard

There are other approaches to combining dependent coefficients (e.g., Canonical Corr
multiple independent structural coefficients (e.g., meta analysis (Glass 1976)--see fo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta-analysis and http://edres.org/meta/) that may or m
The APA citation for this EXCEL template is Ping, R.A. (2008). "An excel template for estima
and standard error of a set of dependent structural coefficients." [on-line paper]. http://w

INSTRUCTIONS:
The spreadsheet assumes dependent coefficients (i.e., the coefficients are correlated)
1. Bold faced values should be entered from the structural equation or regression mod
2. The covariances of the unstandardized coefficients may or may not be immediately
LISREL, for example, reports correlations of structural coefficients, and the covaran
"Correlation to Covariance Conversion" below. Regression software such as SPSS re
3. The two estimates of the Overall Standardized Structural Coefficient are practically
probably should be used in theory testing to gage the "importance" of the estimate

Unstandardized Standardized
Relevant Structural Standard Structural
Casesb Coefficients Errors Coefficients
Coefficient 1 30 0.051 0.049 0.102
Coefficient 2 25 0.072 0.054 0.158
Coefficient 3 40 0.038 0.038 0.056
Coefficient 4 50 0.067 0.053 0.129
Coefficient 5 45 0.089 0.063 0.191
Coefficient 6 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 7 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 8 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 9 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 10 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 11 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 12 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 13 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 14 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 15 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 16 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 17 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 18 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 19 0 0 0.000 0.000
Coefficient 20 0 0 0.000 0.000

Sample
Size 190
 T-value of
Relevant Cases Relevant Cases
Weighted Weighted
Average Standard Error of Average
of the the Relevant Cases of the
Unstandardized Weighted Average Unstandardized
Structural of the Unstandardized Structural
Coefficients Structural Coefficients Coefficients

0.0642368421 0.029835 2.153052

a
Dependent structural coeficients are estimated using the same sample.
b
For example, the number of cases coded 1.
c
Variance = Standard Error squared. Covariances of coefficient estimates are from structural equation estimation sof
d
See Hunter and Schmidt (1990)

* The author has taken reasonable care to ensure the accuracy of the spreadsheet and its calculated values (collectively, the spreadshe
However, the spreadsheet is not warranted for any purpose. By using the spreadsheet you indicate that you agree to these terms.
© 2008 Robert A. Ping, Jr. All rights reserved.

References
Glass, G. (1976), "Primary, Secondary and Meta-analysis of Research," Educational Researcher, 5, 3-8.
Hunter, J.E. and F.L. Schmidt (1990), Methods of Meta-Analysis, Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
n coefficient and standard error of a set of "dependent" a structural or regression coefficients.*
ents (e.g., Canonical Correlation, a second-order latent variable) and
alysis (Glass 1976)--see for example
org/meta/) that may or may not be comensurate.
excel template for estimating the aggregate structural coefficient
." [on-line paper]. http://www.wright.edu/~robert.ping/WtdAvgSE.xls.

oefficients are correlated), such as those produced by Dummy Variables.

quation or regression model.
r may not be immediately available in the estimation software's printout.
fficients, and the covarance of a structural coefficient must be calculated using the
software such as SPSS reports covariances of the unstandardized coefficients.
Coefficient are practically equivalent in real world data, but the smaller (more conservative)
portance" of the estimated aggregate structural coefficient compared to other structural coefficients.

Variances and
Covariances of
Unstandardized
Standardized Structural
Coefficientsc
Coefficients Coef 1 Coef 2 Coef 3 Coef 4 Coef 5 Coef 6 Coef 7
0.002401
0.000327869 0.00295936
0.000206682 0.00020672 0.001444
0.000327075 0.000403789 0.000266 0.00285156
0.00030723 0.000648067 0.000264469 0.000673 0.003931
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Correlation to Covariance Conversion

Correlation of
 Coefficient a Standard Error Standard Error
with Coefficient b of Coefficient a of Coefficient b
0.1 0.049 0.063

Estimated
Relevant Cases Overall
Weighted Standardized
Average Structural
of the Coefficient
Standardized from
Structural Average
Coefficients of Z'sd

0.1278684211 0.128552382

structural equation estimation software.

ted values (collectively, the spreadsheet).

te that you agree to these terms.
n coefficients.*

onservative)
tructural coefficients.

Coef 8 Coef 9 Coef 10 Coef 11 Coef 12 Coef 13 Coef 14 Coef 15 Coef 16

0
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Covariance of
Coefficient a
with Coefficient b
0.00030723
Coef 17 Coef 18 Coef 19 Coef 20 (Ignore)
0.15789474 0.00805263 0.00013738 0.01610526 0.10235596
0.13157895 0.00947368 0.00013104 0.02078947 0.15933482
0.21052632 0.008 0.00011983 0.01178947 0.05605865
0.26315789 0.01763158 0.00028137 0.03394737 0.12972279
0.23684211 0.02107895 0.00022052 0.04523684 0.19337483
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0.00089014
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198.801887 31.6760633 1
190.191008 10.6618509 1
195.450871 25.354433 1
203.582873 39.3678026 1
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