Effects of Potential Confounding Factors on Fit Indices and Parameter Estimates for True and Misspecified SEM Models.

Fan, Xitao; Wang, Lin

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Publication Date: 1998

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Effects of Potential Confounding Factors on Fit Indices and Parameter Estimates for True and Misspecified SEM Models.

Fan, Xitao; Wang, Lin

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v58 n5 p701-35 Oct 1998

In this Monte Carlo study, the effects of four factors on structural equation modeling (SEM) fit indices and parameter estimates were investigated. The 14,400 samples generated were fitted to 3 SEM models with different degrees of model misspecification. Effects of data nonnormality, estimation method, and sample size are noted. (SLD)

Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Goodness of Fit, Mathematical Models, Monte Carlo Methods, Sample Size, Structural Equation Models

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Language: English

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