What to do when scalar invariance fails: The extended alignment method for multi-group factor analysis comparison of latent means across many groups

Scalar invariance is an unachievable ideal that in practice can only be approximated; often using potentially questionable approaches such as partial invariance based on a stepwise selection of parameter estimates with large modification indices. Study 1 demonstrates an extension of the power and fl...

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Published in:	Psychological methods Vol. 23; no. 3; p. 524
Main Authors:	Marsh, Herbert W, Guo, Jiesi, Parker, Philip D, Nagengast, Benjamin, Asparouhov, Tihomir, Muthén, Bengt, Dicke, Theresa
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2018
Subjects:	Data Interpretation, Statistical Factor Analysis, Statistical Humans Models, Statistical Psychology - methods
ISSN:	1939-1463, 1939-1463
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