New Zealand Building Project Cost and Its Influential Factors: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

Table 5

Hypothesis testing results.

Hypothesis	Causal relationship	Standardised regression coefficient	CR	value	Conclusion
H1	PCF ⟶ PC	0.650	2.632	0.031	Support
H2	KSP ⟶ PC	0.730	3.014	0.028	Support
H3	MIC ⟶ PC	0.817	4.516		Support
H4	RR ⟶ PC	0.810	3.718	0.001	Support
H5	MED ⟶ PC	0.610	2.038	0.044	Support

CR = critical ratio; significant at 0.01 level.