Editing Path analysis (statistics) (section)

==History==
Path analysis was developed around 1918 by geneticist [[Sewall Wright]], who wrote about it more extensively in the 1920s.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Wright | first1 = S. | year = 1921 | title = Correlation and causation | journal = J. Agricultural Research | volume = 20 | pages = 557–585 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wright |first=Sewall |date=1934 |title=The Method of Path Coefficients |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2957502 |journal=The Annals of Mathematical Statistics |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=161–215 |issn=0003-4851}}</ref> It has since been applied to a vast array of complex modeling areas, including [[biology]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Li |first=C. C. |date=1956 |title=The Concept of Path Coefficient and Its Impact on Population Genetics |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3001760 |journal=Biometrics |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=190–210 |doi=10.2307/3001760 |issn=0006-341X}}</ref> [[psychology]], [[sociology]], and [[econometrics]].<ref>Dodge, Y. (2003) ''The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms.'' OUP. {{isbn|0-19-920613-9}}</ref>