Scaled and Adjusted Restricted Tests in Multi-Sample Analysis of Moment Structures

摘要: Moment structure analysis is widely used in behavioural, social and economic studies to analyse structural relations between variables, some of which may be latent (i.e., unobservable); see, for example, Bollen (1989), Yuan Bentler (1997), references therein. Commercial computer programs carry out such analysis, a general class equation models, are available, LISREL Joreskog Sorbom (1994) EQS (1995). In multi-sample data from several samples combined into one making it possible, among other features, test across-group invariance specific model parameters. One issue central moment the goodness-of-fit restrictions on