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A Note to Bollen's Alternative Fit Measure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Ingo Balderjahn
Ingo Balderjahn*
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Technical University of Berlin
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Requests for reprints should be sent to Ingo Balderjahn, Technical University of Berlin, Department of Quantitative Methods, FranktinstraBe 28/28, D-1000 Berlin 10, WEST GERMANY.
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Abstract

The problem of dependence of the nonnormed fit index on sample size in covariance structure analysis is discussed. Contrary to Bollen (1986) we show that the mean of the nonnormed fit index is independent of sample size for true and almost true models whereas Bollen's alternative index does depend on sample size.

Keywords

nonnormed fit indexcovariance structure analysisgoodness of fit

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Notes And Comments
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Psychometrika , Volume 53 , Issue 2 , June 1988 , pp. 283 - 285
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Copyright © 1988 The Psychometric Society

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