. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 24.

Published in final edited form as: Struct Equ Modeling. 2009;16(1):147–162. doi: 10.1080/10705510802561402

TABLE 4.

Parameter Estimates and Estimation Bias of Path Loadings by Sample Size

Path	Sample Size
	10				15				20
	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop
LRO ← RM1	.45	.45	.56	.54	.45	.45	.54	.54	.45	.45	.54	.54
LAUD ← CING	.37	.38	.19^b	.18	.37	.38	.19^a	.18	.38	.38	.19^a	.18
RAUD ← CING	.24^b	.22	.40	.41	.22	.22	.41	.41	.22	.22	.41	.41
RRO ← LM1	.26^c	.22	.54	.54	.23^a	.22	.54	.54	.21^a	.22	.54	.54
LM1 ← SMA	.14^b	.13	.36	.36	.13	.13	.36	.36	.14^a	.13	.36	.36
RM1 ← SMA	.41^b	.39	.52	.53	.38	.39	.53	.53	.39	.39	.53	.53
LAUD ← RRO	.61	.62	.30	.30	.61	.62	.30	.30	.62	.62	.30	.30
RM1 ← LAUD	.41	.41	.14	.14	.40	.41	.14	.14	.41	.41	.14	.14

Path	Sample Size
	25				50				100
	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop	Contl	Pop	Clin	Pop

LRO ← RM1	.45	.45	.55	.54	.45	.45	.55	.54	.45	.45	.54	.54
LAUD ← CING	.38	.38	.17^a	.18	.38	.38	.17^a	.18	.38	.38	.18	.18
RAUD ← CING	.21^a	.22	.41	.41	.21^a	.22	.41	.41	.21^a	.22	.41	.41
RRO ← LM1	.21^a	.22	.54	.54	.23^a	.22	.54	.54	.23^a	.22	.54	.54
LM1 ← SMA	.14	.13	.36	.36	.13	.13	.36	.36	.13	.13	.36	.36
RM1 ← SMA	.39	.39	.53	.53	.39	.39	.53	.53	.39	.39	.53	.53
LAUD ← RRO	.62	.62	.30	.30	.62	.62	.30	.30	.62	.62	.30	.30
RM1 ← LAUD	.41	.41	.14	.14	.40	.41	.15	.14	.40	.41	.14	.14

Note. Contl = control group Monte Carlo estimates; Clin = clinical group Monte Carlo estimates; Pop = population parameters; LRO = left rolandic operculum; RM1 = right primary motor cortex; LAUD = left auditory cortex; CING = cingulate cortex; RAUD = right auditory cortex; RRO = right rolandic operculum; LM1 = left primary motor cortex; SMA = supplementary motor area.

Bias greater than 3%.

Bias greater than 5%.

Bias greater than 10%.