Tests of measurement invariance without subgroups: a generalization of classical methods

DOI10.1007/s11336-012-9302-4zbMath1284.62733OpenAlexW2081388319WikidataQ51283773 ScholiaQ51283773MaRDI QIDQ1940982

Edgar C. Merkle, Achim Zeileis

Publication date: 11 March 2013

Published in: Psychometrika (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11336-012-9302-4

zbMATH Keywords

factor analysisparameter stabilitystructural equation modelsmeasurement invariance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to psychology (62P15)

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Uses Software

• R
• strucchange
• lavaan
• OpenMx

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