The Relationship between Root Mean Square Error of Approximation and Model Misspecification in Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models

Autor/in	Savalei, Victoria
Titel	The Relationship between Root Mean Square Error of Approximation and Model Misspecification in Confirmatory Factor Analysis Models
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 72 (2012) 6, S.910-932 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164412452564
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Structural Equation Models; Goodness of Fit + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	The fit index root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) is extremely popular in structural equation modeling. However, its behavior under different scenarios remains poorly understood. The present study generates continuous curves where possible to capture the full relationship between RMSEA and various "incidental parameters," such as factor loadings and model size, for different types of misspecification. Population RMSEA is studied, removing the influence of sampling fluctuations and making the findings directly applicable to tests of close fit and not-close fit, which require the specification of a population cutoff value. Confirmatory factor analysis models are studied. The results introduce many new findings, including that RMSEA is often insensitive to multiple omitted cross-loadings and to clusters of correlated residuals, that it sometimes behaves counterintuitively as a function of model size, and that it is insensitive to the underlying number of latent factors when a model with one factor is fit. (Contains 9 notes and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10