Path Analysis

Path analysis is a subset of multiple regression

Path analysis and multiple regression are mutually exclusive

Multiple regression is a special case of path analysis (correct)

Path analysis is a superset of multiple regression

A method to discern and assess the effects of a single variable acting on multiple outcomes via a single causal pathway

A method to discern and assess the effects of a set of variables acting on multiple outcomes via multiple causal pathways

A method to discern and assess the effects of a set of variables acting on a specified outcome via multiple causal pathways (correct)

A method to discern and assess the effects of a single variable acting on a specified outcome via a single causal pathway

An open system of nested relationships among variables

An open system of non-nested relationships among variables

A closed system of non-nested relationships among variables

A closed system of nested relationships among variables (correct)