An R Function to Correct Fit Indices and Omnibus Tests in Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

The present study describes an R function that implements six corrective procedures developed by Bartlett, Swain, and Yuan in the correction of 21 statistics associated with the omnibus Chi-square test, the residuals, or fit indices in confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM).

Keywords:

• R function
• fit indices
• corrective indices
• confirmatory factor analysis

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Georgios D. Sideridis

Georgios D. Sideridis holds a PhD in child psychology from the University of Kansas. His research interests lie in Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, and Bayesian Inference. He is a survey methodologist at Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Fathima Jaffari

Fathima Jaffari holds a PhD with a concentration in Quantitative Methods. Her research interests are in Psychometrics, Item Response theory, Bayesian Inference, Structural Equation Modeling, Experimental Designs, and Monte Carlo Methods. She is a Senior Measurement specialist at the department of professional exams at National Center for Assessment-Qiyas and the Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC).