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Computing Robust, Bootstrap-Adjusted Fit Indices for Use with Nonnormal Data
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Walker, David A.; Smith, Thomas J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
Nonnormality of data presents unique challenges for researchers who wish to carry out structural equation modeling. The subsequent SPSS syntax program computes bootstrap-adjusted fit indices (comparative fit index, Tucker-Lewis index, incremental fit index, and root mean square error of approximation) that adjust for nonnormality, along with the…
Descriptors: Robustness (Statistics), Sampling, Statistical Inference, Goodness of Fit
Further Comments on Statistical Significance Tests.
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Vacha-Haase, Tammi; Thompson, Bruce – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1998
Responds to Biskin's comments (this issue) on the significance test controversy. Highlights areas of agreement (importance of replication evidence, importance of effect sizes) and disagreement (influence of sample size, evaluation of populations vs. samples, significance of Carver's article). Includes further recommendations for reporting research…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Hypothesis Testing, Psychological Studies, Sampling