On insensitivity of the chi-square model test to nonlinear misspecification in structural equation models

Psychometrika

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 443-455

  Mooijaart, Ab ^a   Satorra, Albert ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptotic robustness; Equivalent models; Interaction terms; Nonlinear relations; Saturated model; Structural equation modeling; Testing model fit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861619807     PISSN: 00333123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S11336-009-9112-5     Document Type: Article

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