In search of diamond rules: Monte Carlo evaluations of goodness of fit indices.

• Other Authors: Wang, Chang.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Social sciences > Statistical methods; Social sciences > Mathematical models; Structural equation modeling
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896872; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-326316

Wang, Chang. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-145). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === ABSTRACT --- p.3 === CHINESE ABSTRACT --- p.5 === ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.6 === TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.7 === LIST OF TABLES --- p.9 === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.10 === INTRODUCTION --- p.11 === Chapter 1.1 --- ISSUE OF MODEL FIT IN SEM --- p.11 === Chapter 1.2 --- CLASSIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIT INDICES --- p.13 === Chapter 1.3 --- ORGANIZATION OF THIS THESIS --- p.18 === Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- ISSUES OF FIT INDICES IN ASSESSING MODEL FIT --- p.19 === Chapter 2.1 --- SENSITIVITY OF FIS TO MODL PARAMETER --- p.19 === Chapter 2.1.1 --- Sample size --- p.20 === Chapter 2.1.2 --- Model complexity --- p.21 === Chapter 2.1.3 --- Misspecification --- p.23 === Chapter 2.2 --- MEASUREMENT ERROR --- p.26 === Chapter 2.3 --- PERFECT FIT VS. APPROXIMATE FIT --- p.26 === Chapter 2.4 --- Minimum Fit Function chi-square vs. Normal-theory Weighted Least chi-square --- p.29 === Chapter 2.5 --- RULE OF THUMB --- p.30 === Chapter 2.6 --- FIVE RESEARCH QUESTIONS --- p.37 === Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- SIMULATION --- p.39 === Chapter 3.1 --- FIT INDICES --- p.39 === Chapter 3.2 --- DESIGN OF MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS --- p.38 === Chapter 3.3 --- MODEL COMPLEXITY AND MODEL SPECIFICATION --- p.39 === Chapter 3.4 --- SIMULATION PROCEDURE --- p.41 === Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- RESULTS --- p.45 === Chapter 4.1 --- MEASUREMENT ERROR AND CRONBACH´ةS ALPHA --- p.45 === Chapter 4.2 --- ANSWER TO Q1 --- p.45 === Chapter 4.3 --- ANSWER TO Q2 --- p.53 === Chapter 4.4 --- ANSWER TO Q3 --- p.56 === Chapter 4.5 --- ANSWER TO Q4 --- p.60 === Chapter 4.6 --- ANSWER TO Q5 --- p.62 === Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DUSCUSSION --- p.77 === Chapter 5.1 --- DUSCUSSION TO Q1 --- p.77 === Chapter 5.2 --- DUSCUSSION TO Q2 --- p.83 === Chapter 5.3 --- DUSCUSSION TO Q3 --- p.85 === Chapter 5.4 --- DUSCUSSION TO Q4 --- p.88 === Chapter 5.5 --- DUSCUSSION TO Q5 --- p.89 === Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- LIMITATION --- p.99 === Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- CONCLUSION --- p.101 === PREFERENCE --- p.139