BIC and Alternative Bayesian Information Criteria in the Selection of Structural Equation Models

Structural Equation Modeling

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Bollen, Kenneth A ^a   Harden, Jeffrey J ^b   Ray, Surajit ^c   Zavisca, Jane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; BIC; chi square tests; model fit; model selection; structural equation models

Indexed keywords

BAYES FACTOR; BIC; CHI-SQUARE TESTS; MODEL FIT; MODEL SELECTION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84893650147     PISSN: 10705511     EISSN: 15328007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705511.2014.856691     Document Type: Article

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