IBM® SPSS® Amos™ 28
Gets or sets the parameter formats for this object. These formats override those specified with in the View Interface Properties dialog. The ParameterFormat property can be modified interactively using the Format tab of the Object Properties dialog.
Syntax
object.ParameterFormat (formatName, formatType)[= value]
The ParameterFormat property syntax has the following parts:
Part |
Description |
object |
A rectangle, ellipse or arrow (an object of type PDElement.). |
formatName |
A string containing the name of a parameter format — either "Unstandardized estimates", "Standardized estimates" or the name of a user-defined format as defined on the Amos Graphics View → Interface Properties → Formats tab. See To create a new format. |
formatType |
A constant, as described in Settings, specifying a parameter type. |
value |
A parameter format containing the format descriptors x.xx, y.yy and z.zz, in addition to any labels. Use x.xx for unstandardized regression weights, variances and covariances, y.yy for mean and intercept parameters, and z.zz for standardized regression weights, correlations and squared multiple correlations. To increase the number of decimal digits on the display, use format descriptors with additional trailing characters, e.g., x.xxx for 3-digit precision. A detailed description of parameter formats can be found in the Amos Graphics online help, under To create a new format. |
Settings
The settings for formatType are:
Constant |
Value |
Description |
pdExogenousNoMeans |
0 |
When means are not estimated, value is the format for the variance of an exogenous variable. |
pdExogenousMeans |
1 |
When means are estimated, value is the format for the mean and variance of an exogenous variable. |
pdEndogenousNoMeans |
2 |
When means are not estimated, value is the format for an endogenous variable. (An endogenous variable has no parameters associated with it when means are not estimated. However, value is displayed on the path diagram as a constant string.) |
pdEndogenousMeans |
3 |
When means and intercepts are estimated, value is the format for the intercept associated with an endogenous variable. |
pdPaths |
4 |
value is the format for a regression weight. |
pdCovariances |
5 |
value is the format for a covariance. |
See example.
