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Evaluating Model Fit in Bayesian Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Large Samples: Simulation Study Introducing the BRMSEA
Hoofs, Huub; van de Schoot, Rens; Jansen, Nicole W. H.; Kant, IJmert
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v78 n4 p537-568 Aug 2018
Bayesian confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) offers an alternative to frequentist CFA based on, for example, maximum likelihood estimation for the assessment of reliability and validity of educational and psychological measures. For increasing sample sizes, however, the applicability of current fit statistics evaluating model fit within Bayesian CFA is limited. We propose, therefore, a Bayesian variant of the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), the BRMSEA. A simulation study was performed with variations in model misspecification, factor loading magnitude, number of indicators, number of factors, and sample size. This showed that the 90% posterior probability interval of the BRMSEA is valid for evaluating model fit in large samples (N= 1,000), using cutoff values for the lower (<0.05) and upper limit (<0.08) as guideline. An empirical illustration further shows the advantage of the BRMSEA in large sample Bayesian CFA models. In conclusion, it can be stated that the BRMSEA is well suited to evaluate model fit in large sample Bayesian CFA models by taking sample size and model complexity into account.
Descriptors: Goodness of Fit, Bayesian Statistics, Factor Analysis, Sample Size, Simulation, Questionnaires, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Statistical Analysis
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