Confirmatory Factor Analysis Using AMOS: Answers
Verbal/Math IQ Test
1. Report the Chi-Square, p-value, CFI, NFI, and the RMSEA.
2. Did all item !load! on their repe"tive #a"tor$
%.
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1. Report the Chi-Square, p-value, CFI, NFI, and the RMSEA.
CMIN
Model N/AR CMIN DF / CMIN0DF
De#ault model 1% %1.2%3 4 .555 +.15-
Saturated model 21 .555 5
Independen"e model 2 -+2.411 1- .555 %2.144
Baseline Comparisons
Model
NFI
Delta1
RFI
rho1
IFI
Delta2
67I
rho2
CFI
De#ault model .3%1 .415 .3+- .43- .3++
Saturated model 1.555 1.555 1.555
Independen"e model .555 .555 .555 .555 .555
RMSEA
Model RMSEA 78 35 ,I 35 /C78SE
De#ault model .54- .5-3 .11% .512
Independen"e model .221 .2+% .245 .555
2. Did all item !load! on their repe"tive #a"tor$
YES! ALL ITEMS LOADED STATISTICALLY AND PRACTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY ON THEIR
RESPECTIVE FACTOR.
Standardized Regression Weights: (Group number ! "e#ault model$
Etimate
9ER:1 ;--- F1 .214
9ER:2 ;--- F1 .211
9ER:% ;--- F1 .25-
MA6,1 ;--- F2 .+42
MA6,2 ;--- F2 .21%
MA6,% ;--- F2 .2-+
%. &hat i the "orrelation 'et(een the #a"tor$ I thi "orrelation tatiti"all) and pra"ti"all)
i*ni#i"ant$
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THE FACTORS IS .613, WHICH IS BOTH STATISTICALLY
AND PRACTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.
Correlations: (Group number ! "e#ault model$
Etimate
F1 ;--< F2 .21%
+. ,o( (ould )ou interpret the "orrelation 'et(een the t(o #a"tor$
THE FACTORS DEMONSTRATED DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY
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