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Composites and Nonlinear Modeling
data from Grace and Keeley (2006) Ecological Applications
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Total Cover
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Bivariate relationship betweentotal cover and richness
How do we model the fit to the nonlinear line?
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A Simple Nonlinear Model
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A Simple Nonlinear Model - Results
Note that these are standardized coefficients. What do they mean?
Are the two main path coefficientssignificant contributors to the model?
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Amos Output
p-values imply bothpaths contributesignificantly.
we can also test to see if the modelfit is poor with paths omitted.
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Model Evaluation
Chi-square increased by more than 3.84when a single path was omitted, thusmissing path deemed important to include.
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Using Composite to Summarize Nonlinear Effect
A composite is created using a latent variablehaving a zero variance. Identification achievedby fixing one incoming path to 1.0.
latent variable
zero variancefixed path
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Nonlinear Model Results
R-square consistentwith path coef.
standardizedcoefficient
Test for nonlinearity performed prior to introduction of composite.
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What about when thenonlinear effect is
endogenous?
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Endogenous Nonlinear Model
Note that the polynomial term is treatedas an exogenous variable.
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Endogenous Nonlinear Model Results
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Endogenous Nonlinear Model with Composite
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We can also use composites for other purposes.
soil prop1
soil prop2
soil prop3
floodingfrequency
earthwormdensity
Step 1 - test that all paths should be in model.
soil prop1
soil prop2
soil prop3
floodingfrequency
earthwormdensity
Step 2 - estimate collective effect using composite.
soileffects
e1
e1
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Now we can compare the collective effectsof soil properties to the effects of floodingfrequency on earthworm density.